Are You Releasing Too Many Fish? Utah Anglers Are

Kevin

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It is a rare occurrence when fishery biologists proclaim a state to have too many fish (except perhaps Asian carp), but that is exactly what is happening in Utah. The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) recently announced that it will be proposing rule changes for 2015 that encourage anglers to keep their fish. The popularity of catch-and-release fishing boomed over the last decade, dramatically changing how biologists are approaching fish management. Too much releasing, it seems,...
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