01-27-2022, 08:36 AM
To MWScott72:
DWR did try to put some structure in Yuba years ago. They dropped thousands of bundled christmas trees from the high water mark down to about 15-20 ft on the ice so the trees would settle when the ice melted, forming a line that the fry could follow from shallow to deep. Unfortunately they forgot to figure on the numbnuts that live in Utah . The Idiots got on the ice and set fire to almost all of them, destroying several weeks work. DWR did not try to do that again. They also were given some artificial structures of various types and made some from PVC pipe and nylon rope. These were placed by boat in several locations. Again the numbnuts decided that they would make nice fires when they became exposed by low water. Hence, they have not tried to put more structure in Yuba. That was all done when Charlie Thompson was the Central Region Biologist and his assistant Doug Sagucci were in charge. They also collected eggs at Deer Creek on carpet mats and placed them in Yuba to try and bolster the population. That was at least 20 years ago and I don't think that they have done much since due to the vandalism and lack of water. The northern pike and carp now keep what few perch and walleye in check, eating most of the YOY. To bad, it was a great fishery at one time !!!
DWR did try to put some structure in Yuba years ago. They dropped thousands of bundled christmas trees from the high water mark down to about 15-20 ft on the ice so the trees would settle when the ice melted, forming a line that the fry could follow from shallow to deep. Unfortunately they forgot to figure on the numbnuts that live in Utah . The Idiots got on the ice and set fire to almost all of them, destroying several weeks work. DWR did not try to do that again. They also were given some artificial structures of various types and made some from PVC pipe and nylon rope. These were placed by boat in several locations. Again the numbnuts decided that they would make nice fires when they became exposed by low water. Hence, they have not tried to put more structure in Yuba. That was all done when Charlie Thompson was the Central Region Biologist and his assistant Doug Sagucci were in charge. They also collected eggs at Deer Creek on carpet mats and placed them in Yuba to try and bolster the population. That was at least 20 years ago and I don't think that they have done much since due to the vandalism and lack of water. The northern pike and carp now keep what few perch and walleye in check, eating most of the YOY. To bad, it was a great fishery at one time !!!