Quote Originally Posted by IronNoggin View Post
LOL! I love how you can read my mindset from afar. NOT!
FYI I have been directly involved in populations enhancement programs ranging from in-stream through to full factory hatchery production.
And I've clipped one hell of a lot of fish in my time.
Guess you forgot my life's work was as a biologist. In fisheries...

And yep, the difference can be night and day alright.
But by NOT marking all fish (whether coho or springs) and then MAKING those who fish for them only take the ones that are marked, you subject a much larger number to C&R efforts, along with the related hooking/ handling mortality. If you are not going to clip them all, then the employ of such a rule should be avoided. The results are FAR larger of an impact, over greater numbers, than simply keeping the first two you catch. Really.

Cheers,
Nog

Lets agree to disagree.