03-21-2017, 01:50 PM
[quote cje04]Is the primary intent to get rid of pike, carp or both? Is there an article or other reference for this?[/quote]
Yes.
Yuba has been a difficult fishery for the State to manage. Water fluctuations and lack of habitat make it a real challenge. The Sevier River, and the plethora of fish that come from that river complicate things -- the "rough" fish (carp, suckers, etc.) are difficult to control and present challenges in making a trout fishery. Other species (walleye, pike) take turns moving to the "top" and typically experience population booms followed by crashes. Perch lack the habitat necessary to provide a stable population. Add all of those together, and you have Yuba: a wildly popular fishery with a history of ups and downs. It's a place that provides people with a chance at a unique trophy fish (currently pike), but frustrates most because of the lack of consistent productivity.
Yuba is scheduled to be treated to give the lake another "restart". That's a good thing. In nearly all cases, after a rotenone treatment fisheries experience a boom with fast fish growth with results in "big" fish. At the same time, Redmond will also be treated to remove the many of the same species already listed for Yuba (ie: carp, pike).
While many will be disappointed with the treatment of Yuba, it is a good thing. These fisheries rebound quickly, and are usually better (for a time) after treatments. I'm sure we can get someone to dig up a management plan on Yuba to give us some details on the plan for future management. Hopefully we can get something sterile (sterile pike, sterile walleye, etc.) going in there ahead of the rough fish and get established in an effort to keep the rough fish numbers down.
Crossing fingers.
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Yes.
Yuba has been a difficult fishery for the State to manage. Water fluctuations and lack of habitat make it a real challenge. The Sevier River, and the plethora of fish that come from that river complicate things -- the "rough" fish (carp, suckers, etc.) are difficult to control and present challenges in making a trout fishery. Other species (walleye, pike) take turns moving to the "top" and typically experience population booms followed by crashes. Perch lack the habitat necessary to provide a stable population. Add all of those together, and you have Yuba: a wildly popular fishery with a history of ups and downs. It's a place that provides people with a chance at a unique trophy fish (currently pike), but frustrates most because of the lack of consistent productivity.
Yuba is scheduled to be treated to give the lake another "restart". That's a good thing. In nearly all cases, after a rotenone treatment fisheries experience a boom with fast fish growth with results in "big" fish. At the same time, Redmond will also be treated to remove the many of the same species already listed for Yuba (ie: carp, pike).
While many will be disappointed with the treatment of Yuba, it is a good thing. These fisheries rebound quickly, and are usually better (for a time) after treatments. I'm sure we can get someone to dig up a management plan on Yuba to give us some details on the plan for future management. Hopefully we can get something sterile (sterile pike, sterile walleye, etc.) going in there ahead of the rough fish and get established in an effort to keep the rough fish numbers down.
Crossing fingers.
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