05-26-2016, 01:57 PM
TD and I agree on many things. We just get to that conclusion in different ways. And, I type in black, he prefers [#0000FF]bold blue[#000000] letters.
Q: Why are there no small chubs?
A: because they all get eaten.
Q: What is eating all of the young-of-the-year chubs?
A: predators (ie: perch, and small mouth bass)
Q: What would happen if you reduced the amount of predators, specifically perch?
A: young-of-the-year chubs would show up again.
The only reason smb are targeting perch is because that's all that's available right now. Reduce the perch and they would be replaced by other species (ie: chubs, shiners, etc.) which the smb would then utilize as a food source.
This isn't much different than Fish Lake and the lake trout. What are the lake trout eating? Rainbow trout. Why? Because chubs are missing. Why are chubs missing? Because the illegally introduced perch wipe out the young-of-the-year.
It is very obvious that the problem with Jordanelle is perch. Just like every other lake they show up in, they cause problems. So, figure out a way to reduce their spawning capabilities and knock their population back. You do that, and your smb will thrive.
cliff -- read the second paragraph of this link (at minimum). What does it say?
http://www.wayneswords.com/index.php?opt...&Itemid=50
keeping small mouth bass would help.
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Q: Why are there no small chubs?
A: because they all get eaten.
Q: What is eating all of the young-of-the-year chubs?
A: predators (ie: perch, and small mouth bass)
Q: What would happen if you reduced the amount of predators, specifically perch?
A: young-of-the-year chubs would show up again.
The only reason smb are targeting perch is because that's all that's available right now. Reduce the perch and they would be replaced by other species (ie: chubs, shiners, etc.) which the smb would then utilize as a food source.
This isn't much different than Fish Lake and the lake trout. What are the lake trout eating? Rainbow trout. Why? Because chubs are missing. Why are chubs missing? Because the illegally introduced perch wipe out the young-of-the-year.
It is very obvious that the problem with Jordanelle is perch. Just like every other lake they show up in, they cause problems. So, figure out a way to reduce their spawning capabilities and knock their population back. You do that, and your smb will thrive.
cliff -- read the second paragraph of this link (at minimum). What does it say?
http://www.wayneswords.com/index.php?opt...&Itemid=50
keeping small mouth bass would help.
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