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that scofield's amazing fishing has been ruined. I used to fish it hard every spring and fall. It used to be the best place to catch amazing Bow's and Tigers. I remember when they even raised the limit to 8 and encouraged people to take a bag limit home. There are not many good bow spots left that have so many and so large. Sorry not as big of a cut fan. Miss them days wish this res the best. Don't know why some $^%@ had to let them chubs loose and screw everything up.Wonder if they'll ever be able to bring back those good ole days.............
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like mudbugs, chubs in scoflied are anything but new
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Nobody planted chubs in there, or strawberry either for that matter. The UTAH CHUB, as it's name implies, is from Utah, and lives/lived in most of the local waters. Some lakes and reservoirs just become better nurseries for their population to explode.
I do agree though that it sounds like Schofield is in pretty rough shape right now. Hopefully they get something figured out to kill some of the chubs off.
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[quote pookiebar]Nobody planted chubs in there, or strawberry either for that matter. The UTAH CHUB, as it's name implies, is from Utah, and lives/lived in most of the local waters. Some lakes and reservoirs just become better nurseries for their population to explode.
I do agree though that it sounds like Schofield is in pretty rough shape right now. Hopefully they get something figured out to kill some of the chubs off.[/quote]
They did not originate in Scofield, or Strawberry. Some dimwit planted them there.
Once they have been established it is nearly impossible to eradicate them. It would have seemed that Scofield was essentially chub free for more than a dozen years after the last rotenone treatment. Then someone put some back in.
Quote:[From the UDWR] The Utah chub, Gila atraria, is a minnow native to parts of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. In Utah, the species is native to the Bonneville Basin, and it has been introduced to many other areas, including the Colorado River system. Utah chub are abundant and common in Utah, adapting to a myriad of environmental conditions in numerous lakes and rivers. In fact, Utah chub are so common in some areas of the state, that they can greatly reduce sport fish populations through intense competition for food and space.
Waters that drain to Utah Lake and the Great Salt Lake are in the Bonneville Basin. Strawberry and Scofield drain to the Colorado River Basin. Utah Chubs are not native to the Colorado River Basin.
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