Yellowstone has aesthetic fishing

YELLOWSTONE FISHING
INFLUENCED BY AESTHETICS
TROUT MORTALITY
NOT AN ISSUE
EASE & VISITOR
EXPERIENCE MAIN FACTOR
BARBED HOOKS TAKE A WALK!
-- There is no biological reason to believe that a barbless hook is going to increase the chances of a trout's survival. There is a public perception that it does. So; as noted previously, here, Yellowstone National Park has changed it's fishing regulations to require barbless hooks.
-- As soon as the stiletto effect, (and it's deep infections,) becomes widely publicized; fly fishers, the public, and the powers at Yellowstone National Park will probably change the rules again.
-- We'll keep you posted.
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Helena independent Record
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