U.L. White Bass Problem

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[cool][#0000ff]Utah Lake is not a good lake for many species...including threadfin shad. They cannot live in water colder than about 50 to 55, and they need deep water to winter in. Utah Lake does not have deep water and it freezes. No good for threadfin.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are gizzard shad in Willard Bay Reservoir, to the north. Not sure if they have been tried or considered for Utah Lake. I do know that DWR has tried to stock a steady procession of different kinds of minnows and forage species over the years. No matter how many bajillions they dump in, they dissappear and never establish a population. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are some forms of aquatic vegetation in Utah Lake, and several kinds of reeds and shoreline brush that grow up when the lake is full. Unfortunately, Utah is a desert state and the water from Utah Lake is used by farmers for irrigation. During extended drought periods the lake almost goes dry.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]So, your ideas are sound, but just not workable in Utah Lake, for whatever reason.[/#0000ff]
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