01-17-2008, 02:19 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Right you are. Utah has not yet experienced pike "explosions" like there have been on waters in other states. Lakes in California, Arizona and Colorado have lakes that were the recipients of pike, by bucket bozos, and those lakes were quickly trashed. Pike are the top predators in any lake they inhabit. And, when there is suitable spawning habitat and plenty of food, they can totally wipe out the smaller species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What DWR fears is that the pike and walleyes will both go BOOM in the next year or two and the perch and trout will be decimated. Could happen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is why they want to have some public meetings to educate more anglers on how to harvest the toothy critters and to promote more angler days on Yuba. Who knows, it may turn into a mandatory keep and kill, with no limits. Wouldn't that be a hoot. Yuba burbot???[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What DWR fears is that the pike and walleyes will both go BOOM in the next year or two and the perch and trout will be decimated. Could happen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is why they want to have some public meetings to educate more anglers on how to harvest the toothy critters and to promote more angler days on Yuba. Who knows, it may turn into a mandatory keep and kill, with no limits. Wouldn't that be a hoot. Yuba burbot???[/#0000ff]
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