Halfordian Golfer wrote:

The brook trout in Colorado is, generally, stunted and anglers are
encouraged to take an additional bounty (10) of the small brookies, as
part of its management strategy.

In man's quest to provide good fishing and eating in Colorado the
brook trout was stocked heavily along with the rainbow and brown
trouts. As we make our way back to a more natural state we might find
ourselves with extreme bountry of these species as we selectively
harvest them we will find ourselves the benefactors of these mis-
stockings.



I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here but I think this is a
good example of how your "selective harvest" ISN'T effective. I
personally know of no stream where this additional "bounty" has helped
to either reduce the number or increase the size of these stunted
Brookies or to increase the proportion of native trout.

Willi