04-26-2005, 09:27 PM
not trying to get into an argument -- just discussion....
First, the DWR did not screw up DC by not watching the perch population decline. The guy that dumped a bucket load of Walleye into DC screwed up DC. You cannot continue to stock forage for a predator like walleye.
Jordanelle will go the same rout as most other walleye fisheries in Utah. Boom, bust, boom, bust. They will bring the perch population to its knees. The smallmouth will suffer and decline.
The big difference between Utah, and Canada/MN/Great Lakes region is evolution. Those fish evolved together in those areas. Those places are designed by old mother nature to compensate for those fish. You see it with all types of animals. When non-native species are introduced, it throws the whole system for a loop. Overpopulation is a very common problem with non-native species.
Limits are something else to think about. Should the DWR have a limit on a species that was introduced illegally? Why protect something that is not supposed to be there? If it were up to me, I would lift the limits on DC and (eventually) Jordanelle for Walleye. Keep 'em all.
One last thing, and I'll put the stirring stick down....
I listed a bunch of Walleye waters earlier. Some of you edited my list. Yuba is a designated walleye water, yet the walleye guys left it off the list. Why? Yuba is just in a typical walleye down-cycle. You guys don't want to claim it when it's bad, but I'm sure in a few years when the cylce turns up, you'll be claiming it then!!!
"OK, I've cast out the bait. Now, we just have to wait for a bite!"
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First, the DWR did not screw up DC by not watching the perch population decline. The guy that dumped a bucket load of Walleye into DC screwed up DC. You cannot continue to stock forage for a predator like walleye.
Jordanelle will go the same rout as most other walleye fisheries in Utah. Boom, bust, boom, bust. They will bring the perch population to its knees. The smallmouth will suffer and decline.
The big difference between Utah, and Canada/MN/Great Lakes region is evolution. Those fish evolved together in those areas. Those places are designed by old mother nature to compensate for those fish. You see it with all types of animals. When non-native species are introduced, it throws the whole system for a loop. Overpopulation is a very common problem with non-native species.
Limits are something else to think about. Should the DWR have a limit on a species that was introduced illegally? Why protect something that is not supposed to be there? If it were up to me, I would lift the limits on DC and (eventually) Jordanelle for Walleye. Keep 'em all.
One last thing, and I'll put the stirring stick down....
I listed a bunch of Walleye waters earlier. Some of you edited my list. Yuba is a designated walleye water, yet the walleye guys left it off the list. Why? Yuba is just in a typical walleye down-cycle. You guys don't want to claim it when it's bad, but I'm sure in a few years when the cylce turns up, you'll be claiming it then!!!
"OK, I've cast out the bait. Now, we just have to wait for a bite!"
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