The thing that bothered me the most is that they are hanging hat on the theory that each fish is being caught 5 times in summer and want to reduce that to 1. They are basing this on study done another river on the effects of recycling fish. The bow is fairly unique in many ways. If it wasn't then it wouldn't be the "blue ribbon" fishery they want it to be.
Very little attention given increasing mortality. Only repeating that if you catch 5 trout now that number needs to be 1. They want less people fish or catching less fish. How about increasing number of fish (habitat factors)? More fish the recycle rate goes down.
By there own admission they are limited what they can control. Mostly regs changes. Well bring the other departments in work together. Industry, irrigation, flood midigation.
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