01-22-2011, 02:30 AM
I watched the "Roughin' It Outdoors" segment that was broadcast last Saturday which featured Pikeman99 fishing at Mill Meadow. You can view the show on the KUTV website by using the "Outdoors" link.
The two DWR biologists who were interviewed on the show stated that Mill Meadow will again be drawn down this fall and at that point the reservoir will be poisoned to remove all the remaining fish. The DWR intends to reestablish the trout fishery. DWR Aquatics Assistant Manager for the Southern Region, Richard Hepworth, said he expects yellow perch will naturally return to Mill Meadow by moving downstream from Johnson Reservoir. The downstream movement of the perch will take several years to have the numbers result in a viable perch fishery. Hepworth said he expected several years of very good trout fishing before the perch become abundant enough to once again dominate the reservoir.
Since the reservoir will be poisoned this fall, I encourage those interested to give Mill Meadow a try and take home some of the easy to catch perch.
Mike
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The two DWR biologists who were interviewed on the show stated that Mill Meadow will again be drawn down this fall and at that point the reservoir will be poisoned to remove all the remaining fish. The DWR intends to reestablish the trout fishery. DWR Aquatics Assistant Manager for the Southern Region, Richard Hepworth, said he expects yellow perch will naturally return to Mill Meadow by moving downstream from Johnson Reservoir. The downstream movement of the perch will take several years to have the numbers result in a viable perch fishery. Hepworth said he expected several years of very good trout fishing before the perch become abundant enough to once again dominate the reservoir.
Since the reservoir will be poisoned this fall, I encourage those interested to give Mill Meadow a try and take home some of the easy to catch perch.
Mike
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