11-15-2004, 02:53 PM
I guess the point I am trying to make, whether you believe or not that the Perch will have a negative impact on the lake? Is that there is now going to be a huge new forage base available! Why not stock massive numbers of predatory strains of trout and make Blue Mesa something special!
I disagree that the Lakers will be able to control them? They will only cross paths at certain times of the year because of water temperature. Like Oats stated, perch could deplete the plankton base the Kokes feed on, and they do eat lots of fry sized fish.
Why not be proactive and call up Wyoming and Idaho and trade anything you have to for some Bear Lake strain Cutts, and some Kamloops. Kamloops regularly reach 20-30 lbs in Idaho! Then plant as many Brown fingerlings as our hatcheries can crank out! Can you imagine the spring and fall spawning runs up the Lake Fork and the Gunnison!
Alas, I know what they will do? Nothing.
The DOW might come back and say that Kamloops eat Kokes in Idaho! O.K. there are lots of other strains that don't. Do something!
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I disagree that the Lakers will be able to control them? They will only cross paths at certain times of the year because of water temperature. Like Oats stated, perch could deplete the plankton base the Kokes feed on, and they do eat lots of fry sized fish.
Why not be proactive and call up Wyoming and Idaho and trade anything you have to for some Bear Lake strain Cutts, and some Kamloops. Kamloops regularly reach 20-30 lbs in Idaho! Then plant as many Brown fingerlings as our hatcheries can crank out! Can you imagine the spring and fall spawning runs up the Lake Fork and the Gunnison!
Alas, I know what they will do? Nothing.
The DOW might come back and say that Kamloops eat Kokes in Idaho! O.K. there are lots of other strains that don't. Do something!
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