11-15-2004, 03:13 AM
Wonderful post neal, I agree with you 100% except for the fact that the lakers and kokanee can survive in complete harmony for the most part. (of course, the main forage of the lakers is kokanee, that is why the lakers are so fat is because kokanee are so fattening.)
Although perch in blue mesa is a bad thing, it is probably not as bad as you would think because lakers in canada and minnesota and those states all eat perch. Look at lake of the woods in minnesota, the lakers and the perch coincide just fine. although in the shortterm this will hurt the fishery, it will not have as big a dent in it as they would have you think it would. I too, am afraid though...[:/]
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Although perch in blue mesa is a bad thing, it is probably not as bad as you would think because lakers in canada and minnesota and those states all eat perch. Look at lake of the woods in minnesota, the lakers and the perch coincide just fine. although in the shortterm this will hurt the fishery, it will not have as big a dent in it as they would have you think it would. I too, am afraid though...[:/]
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