Certain stretches of water where whitefish may school?
Whitefish migrate to spawn (not always far) like most salmonids. At certin times of years, like the fall when they are scooled up to spawn and the winter and spring when they are in the overwintering waters, whitefish will be available to catch in large numbers. These times are the times when most people nymph too and are more likey to catch them. And because they are schooled up you can't use your daily catch at one location to get a representative look at the population in the river.
AND there needs to be more whitefish than trout to support a health ecosystem (especially in a place that is not being stocked with trout).
You may consider them rat bastards that need thinning out, but that is based on your narrow view of the whole system.
BTW, I have nothing against eating fish, especially where the system can support a harvest. I do have an issue with tossing fish around just because you don't know how to handle them.
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Certain stretches of water where whitefish may school?
Whitefish migrate to spawn (not always far) like most salmonids. At certin times of years, like the fall when they are scooled up to spawn and the winter and spring when they are in the overwintering waters, whitefish will be available to catch in large numbers. These times are the times when most people nymph too and are more likey to catch them. And because they are schooled up you can't use your daily catch at one location to get a representative look at the population in the river.
AND there needs to be more whitefish than trout to support a health ecosystem (especially in a place that is not being stocked with trout).
You may consider them rat bastards that need thinning out, but that is based on your narrow view of the whole system.
BTW, I have nothing against eating fish, especially where the system can support a harvest. I do have an issue with tossing fish around just because you don't know how to handle them.