In the midst of discussing the bounties of fall in the Greater Yellowstone the topic came up once again.
Yesterday’s chat with a very well seasoned friend from Bozeman, a guy that most fly anglers would stamp as a bonafide fly fishing virtuoso, turned at one point to what a lot of folks in the neighborhood have been chatting about off and on again this summer – the very aggressive stance that Yellowstone’s fisheries managers have been taking in eradication of resident fish to restore ‘native species’.
The conversation drifted to the somewhat philosophical question of when do seemingly, at least from academically-derived management perspectives, good plans (i.e. restoration of genetically pure Yellowstone cutts) run adrift of common sense management (or protection) of sustaining and healthy wild yet ‘not native’ rainbows and browns?
The roster of some who feel Yellowstone and the NPS have overstepped their bounds would probably surprise you; it sure as hell did us.
Were rounding up facts, opinion, conjecture and other forms of hot air on the issue and would love to hear from you if you have thoughts on the matter. Comment below or email me at mark at dryflymedia dot com.
More to come.
