01-13-2010, 02:19 AM
[cool]I like walleyebob's equation on June suckers improving the habitat.
If you can believe before the introduction of carp in the 1880s. Utah Lake resembled much more of Mantua than it does now. It was a much cooler clearer water lake that sustained ample water vegetation and a large population of Cutthroat's.
Due to their habit of grubbing through bottom sediments for food, carp stir up sediments and increase the turbidity of the water. They also destroy submerged vegetation that holds sediments in place, raising the waters total temperature. Don't get me wrong it's not completely the carps fault. All the agriculture that took place around the lake did its fare share.
Why I don't ever see someone setting out a fishing trip to Utah Lake for trout. The recovery for the June sucker has stemed for many different methods of removing carp from the lake. Less carp - better water quality / habitat. June suckers leading the way. [
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If you can believe before the introduction of carp in the 1880s. Utah Lake resembled much more of Mantua than it does now. It was a much cooler clearer water lake that sustained ample water vegetation and a large population of Cutthroat's.
Due to their habit of grubbing through bottom sediments for food, carp stir up sediments and increase the turbidity of the water. They also destroy submerged vegetation that holds sediments in place, raising the waters total temperature. Don't get me wrong it's not completely the carps fault. All the agriculture that took place around the lake did its fare share.
Why I don't ever see someone setting out a fishing trip to Utah Lake for trout. The recovery for the June sucker has stemed for many different methods of removing carp from the lake. Less carp - better water quality / habitat. June suckers leading the way. [
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