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I asked this a while ago but it must have goten overlooked.
With Brody's record perch, (which I didn't know were there) I'm interested to know what else is in there.
Cutts
Macs
Apparently Perch
Cisco
Bonneville Whiteys
Bear Lake Whiteys
Rainbows?
Carp Huge carp that hit flies.
Nessie's Cousin Bear Lake Monster
Suckers(Huge)
Pat's cousin...er...Willard Bay Monster's brother
What else? That lake amazes. I'd like to know what treasures are in there....
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I'd have to imagine theres a few boats lurking on the bottom as well as a few remains of the owners.
Not to mention a close relative of Pats Willard Bay Monster.. I think it explains why the Mac in BL are such dinks! HA! [  ]
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Add huge suckers to your list.
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[size 1]Cutts
Macs
Apparently Perch
Cisco
Bonneville Whiteys
Bear Lake Whiteys
Rainbows?
Carp Huge carp that hit flies.
Nessie's Cousin Bear Lake Monster
Suckers(Huge)
Pat's cousin...er...Willard Bay Monster's brother [/size]
You can add the occasional brown trout, Utah chubs, redside shiners (not red shiners, they are different), crayfish, black bullhead, dace, green sunfish, and we even caught a tiger muskie! Yes it is true. Came downstream from Woodruff Narrows reservoir in WY where they were stocked by WYG&F years ago. Its  to know that there are smallmouth downstream of the lake (Alexander Reservoir) and walleye above the lake (Sulphur Creek Reservoir). I'm sure I missed a fish or two, but your list is pretty complete now.
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Sculpin is also another.M.H.
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What is a dace? Some kind of baitfish?
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That's a lot of fish. How many are intended plants and how many are bucket biology?
Would Walleye or SMB be good in the lake? Or would they be detrimental to the cutthroats? I think that lake is just awesome and would love it to continue to produce quality fish.
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I have a ? about the limit on BL perch. Since the regs read "trout limit including..." Wouldn't the perch be different and carry general statewide regs aside from the trout limit?
I know one thing, i am going to think a little more about the shallow weedy areas in the summer time.[ ]
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The trout limit is just that....trout only. The perch are in addition to the trout limit and state wide regs apply to other species.
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I have caught brookies many years ago and I know of some green sunfish that were caught out of there.
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Any introductions of non-natives pose a serious threat on just about any body of water. Bear Lake is even more, due to it having 4 endemic species (found no where else in the world). Many of the fish were introductions. These include the perch, brown trout, tiger muskie, carp, etc. Lake trout and rainbows were stocked for close to 100 years and luckily have not done any serious damage to the fishery, nor are they likely too. Rainbows are not stocked anymore, but with the development of triploid (sterile) fish, they may not be written off entirely in the future. Smallmouth would probably not do well due to the cold temperatures of Bear Lake and minimal amount of rocky habitat. Walleye are another story. They have to potential to really have some negative impacts and I really hope they don't show up in Bear Lake.
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Water skiers, wakeboarders, PWC, sailboats................. LMAO
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I hear people talk about being worried that walleye and smallmouth from Sulfer Creek Res. will go down streem and get into the Bear Lake. That's also the excuse used for not wanting perch etc. in the Narrows. However, if you will look at a map, google earth, or just drive up there and look, Bear River doesn't even run into Bear Lake. It actually run quite a ways down stream of it. A fish would have to swim upstream and then get through the spillway screening system. If I remember right there is a major drop from dam to river. I guess it could happen but it looked pretty impossible to me.
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I hear people talk about being worried that walleye and smallmouth from Sulfer Creek Res. will go down streem and get into the Bear Lake. That's also the excuse used for not wanting perch etc. in the Narrows. However, if you will look at a map, google earth, or just drive up there and look, Bear River doesn't even run into Bear Lake. It actually run quite a ways down stream of it. A fish would have to swim upstream and then get through the spillway screening system. If I remember right there is a major drop from dam to river. I guess it could happen but it looked pretty impossible to me. [/reply]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]I landed a couple of suckites one day fishing with P4L and Rileyfish.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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those where chubs Ralph[  ]
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I hear people talk about being worried that walleye and smallmouth from Sulfer Creek Res. will go down streem and get into the Bear Lake. That's also the excuse used for not wanting perch etc. in the Narrows. However, if you will look at a map, google earth, or just drive up there and look, Bear River doesn't even run into Bear Lake. It actually run quite a ways down stream of it. A fish would have to swim upstream and then get through the spillway screening system. If I remember right there is a major drop from dam to river. I guess it could happen but it looked pretty impossible to me. [/reply]
Bear Lake has a small natural watershed, but water from the Bear River is diverted into the north end of the lake via a canal system through Dingle Marsh. Historically, Bear River water never entered the lake until a canal was constructed in the early 1900's. As water passes through Dingle Marsh the water quality is improved as the sediment and nutrient loads are reduced through settling and assimilation. It is possible for fish in the Bear River to make it through the canal system and Dingle Marsh and into Bear Lake. See attached image.
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