canadagrey Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Being that Bull Trout and Sturgeon are listed under the endangered species act as Species of Special Concern in Alberta. Is it moral or legal to target them? Quote
milelongleblanc Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 It's definitely legal to target both species, but morality is debatable. With sturgeon, the only effective means of studying them, monitoring growth rates and populations, is fishing. That being said, in order to participate in this study, you have to pass a course, and get a special licence. Guys wait for years to get in on this. Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I don't have much faith in the average bait-chucker's fish-handling ability, so I lean towards immoral. However, if the powers that be are not going to prevent or even prosecute the wholesale slaughter of entire spawning runs of bull trout, how is it fair to say that the incidental mortality due to catch-and-release sportfishing is not okay? I find myself a little on the fence with this one. Rick Quote
Scratch Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Having targeted and caught / released both - I'm not well versed enough in their numbers or breeding needs to comment either way. This is one run far too difficult to wade in. I'll watch from shore. Quote
vince Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Like Scratch, I'm standing on shore looking at the water. As I've said to Brian a thousand times...define targeting. If I'm fishing a stream with brookies, cutts and bulls and not catching on top and decide to fish streamers and catch a bull am I targeting bulls or just fishing deep. Hard subject to get a handle on but I do think that to carry on this conversation may lead us to a road that none of us want to travel on. Vince Quote
Dragon Troller Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 If its legal then its OK. Morals differ from person to person. Some people think all sportfishing is immoral. I think that most of us in this forum care enough about the resource to treat the sensitive species with the upmost caution. Some so far as to not fish for them. Each to thier own as long as its lawful and not damaging to the fishery. I don't think Fly Fishing is damaging to the fishery in either case. my 2 cents Quote
vince Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 DragonTroller Your 2 cents worth, I think, are bang on the money. Well said. Vince Quote
DennisS Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Dragon Troller I most also agree with you on this one When it comes to bulls my Morals can be somewhat low Before any comments yes my moral have been not to be low in other areas too. Dennis S Quote
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