01-14-2013, 10:47 PM
[quote MrLipripper]
When did the splake arrive? And while we're at it, when did the perch.[/quote]
Splake were initially introduced in 1984.
Yellow Perch were illegally introduced in 1960.
Utah chub populations started to decline in the mid 1980's and harvests of rainbow trout (alternate forage for lake trout, primary sport fish) also started to decline in the 80's. These declines directly coincided with a population increase of yellow perch. The illegal introduction in the 60's spurred a chain of events that led to the decimation of Utah chubs.
Want to learn more? Read the attached report. It's got everything you ever wanted to know about the sport fishery known as Fish Lake.
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When did the splake arrive? And while we're at it, when did the perch.[/quote]
Splake were initially introduced in 1984.
Yellow Perch were illegally introduced in 1960.
Utah chub populations started to decline in the mid 1980's and harvests of rainbow trout (alternate forage for lake trout, primary sport fish) also started to decline in the 80's. These declines directly coincided with a population increase of yellow perch. The illegal introduction in the 60's spurred a chain of events that led to the decimation of Utah chubs.
Want to learn more? Read the attached report. It's got everything you ever wanted to know about the sport fishery known as Fish Lake.
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