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23. Henrys Lake fishing season extensionProposal: Lengthen the current fishing season on Henrys Lake to allow additional fishing opportunity. Recommendation is: Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through February 14: trout limit is 2, February 15 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend: trout limit is 0, catch-and-release. Rationale: Extensive surveys of the trout population and angler harvest surveys show that trout populations can withstand much more angler harvest without having a negative long-term effect on abundance or average size. Angler harvest rates of trout are very low (less than 10% annually) and most fish die of natural causes. This proposal could extend the ice fishing season, and provide opportunity for catch-and-release fishing early in the season when fishing conditions are best for high catch rates. The primary difference between Option A and Option B is that Option B includes a fishing closure period before the opening of the traditional harvest season on Memorial Day weekend. Option A became the staff recommendation. Staff Recommendation: Adopt as proposed.