Yuba Question

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[quote Majja]I think I will second the Yuba is on the bottom of the cycle. Is there any hope to try and save the lake form the carp or is it going to become another Utah Lake. And what there were Walleye in that lake are you sure. I think it was a government conspiracy. Up there with Area 51 and that man actually landed on the moon.

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[cool][#0000ff]There are still walleyes showing up in DWR netting surveys...and they are fat. Plenty of small perch and baby carplets to eat. That's why they are so difficult to catch by anglers. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Possibly the main two reasons why the walleyes aren't more numerous are at each end of the food chain. Carp slurp up walleye eggs and fry. Big pike LOVE walleye in larger sizes. In most waters walleye and pike coexist as top predators. In Yuba the pestiferous carp tip the balance by eliminating a high percentage of the young walleyes before they have a chance to become predators on the carp. Preemptive strike.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I hope that I (and others) am wrong about Yuba. I have been wrong before about lots of things. But the indicators are there. If someone starts hauling large numbers of jumbo perch through the ice I will be happy to admit that I was wrong. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We shall see. I await with bait on my breath...or however that goes.[/#0000ff]
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