Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) has proposed a gill netting operation in Bear lake Idaho/Utah in early June of 2021 to remove and relocate 400 large Lake trout to Stanley lake, a lake that initially held lake trout until IDFG killed them off to protect other fish species in the lake. IDFG failed the Stanley lake fishery and now plan to remove our beloved lakers from Bear lake in a traumatic way via gillnets to try and fix what they poorly managed. A huge problem with gillnetting is the manner in which it works. A huge net is cast several miles long and left in the lake for extended periods of time. Fish swim into the net and it wraps tight around their gill (imagine being captured by your throat) the fish then flops and thrusts in an attempt to escape and often dies from exhaustion and lack of oxygen. Thats how gill nets work they are not a catch and release tool they were designed to efficiently catch and kill fish of all species.This brings to attention another issue that being bycatch. Bycatch is basically what other species a gill net tangles up besides the target species think about our endemic Bonneville cut throat or cisco and our white fish. Many of these bycatch species are unique and only found in Bear lake, sadly they are just as likely to be caught in the gill nets and almost certain to die within minutes. Some of the fish that IDFG plans to relocate have been living in the waters of bear lake for up to 60 years per fish ! They are true locals. We cannot allow them to be relocated and hope they survive this experiment of IDFG. Bear lakers are true conservationists and we have been caring for and respecting these fish for decades. These giant old Lakers are living representations of what our grandparents great efforts of conservation has given us. We shall not let those efforts be exploited and exported its not what conservation is about. We created this petition to request true transparency from IDGF and stop this operation from removing Lake trout. IDFG please allow a public comment period before starting this project !