04-26-2005, 07:39 PM
at least that is at least reserved for all walleye purists and addicts alike! Yuba may be gone for now, but WE ARE NOW.....(DRUM ROLLS AND GET OUT THE POPCORN AND THROW IT LIKE CONFETTI) JORDANELLE IS ON THE WALLEYE MAP!!!!!
I just got off the phone with Dr. Richard Hepworth who is a fish biologist for the state of Utah out of Central Utah Region office. He is a very friendly and cordial guy, extremely helpful with my questions and additional information concerning walleyes in Jordanelle.
He said they (DWR) first found a few walleyes in their gillnetting studies in 1997.
Since then, they have found a few more here and there over the years.
It has been 8 years since the first discovery... can you imagine what it has been doing since then? Think of what they have been eating... perch, trout, suckers, chubs etc...
He said there are monster walleyes in there... he also did say they would be extremely difficult to catch due to the lake's structure and topography.
He said walleyes population will soon take over the entire lake.... (sorry trout purists) and eventually will have a boom and bust cycle just like any other walleye lake (this is true).
As for where they are... well I do know but I think I am privy to that information since I haven't checked out several spots where they would be found and caught... just use your walleye intuition and let that be your guide.
I will be spending all my waking fishing hours at my X office all this year and the years ahead... Tomegun, I get the corner office with the the window view, move over!!!
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I just got off the phone with Dr. Richard Hepworth who is a fish biologist for the state of Utah out of Central Utah Region office. He is a very friendly and cordial guy, extremely helpful with my questions and additional information concerning walleyes in Jordanelle.
He said they (DWR) first found a few walleyes in their gillnetting studies in 1997.
Since then, they have found a few more here and there over the years.
It has been 8 years since the first discovery... can you imagine what it has been doing since then? Think of what they have been eating... perch, trout, suckers, chubs etc...
He said there are monster walleyes in there... he also did say they would be extremely difficult to catch due to the lake's structure and topography.
He said walleyes population will soon take over the entire lake.... (sorry trout purists) and eventually will have a boom and bust cycle just like any other walleye lake (this is true).
As for where they are... well I do know but I think I am privy to that information since I haven't checked out several spots where they would be found and caught... just use your walleye intuition and let that be your guide.
I will be spending all my waking fishing hours at my X office all this year and the years ahead... Tomegun, I get the corner office with the the window view, move over!!!
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