12-16-2005, 03:03 PM
A couple of things: our hatcheries are strapped for the demands that are already placed on them. The warmwater fishery near lake powell produces lots more than the occasional bass; for example, it has been producing the wipers that so many people love in Willard and now the wipers that have been planted in New Castle. Also, having a hatchery raise and release chubs or any other forage fish is totally dumb--why should the state spend dollars raising fish that are intended to be caught in an attempt to create a balance between predator and prey when a natural balance can be achieved with different species. What most of you don't seem to get is that most of our fisheries are simply better suited for trout. Our reservoirs do not have good cover for prey species...which is exactly why we keep having these christmas tree habitat projects.
Sorry Fuzzy, I am not impressed with 8-9 inch perch...my father has a perch on the wall that weighed closed to 3 pounds (caught from Fish Lake not long after they were originally introduced in the early 80's). When was the last perch you caught in Fish Lake that even came close to two pounds let alone three?
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Sorry Fuzzy, I am not impressed with 8-9 inch perch...my father has a perch on the wall that weighed closed to 3 pounds (caught from Fish Lake not long after they were originally introduced in the early 80's). When was the last perch you caught in Fish Lake that even came close to two pounds let alone three?
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