06-28-2011, 08:00 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Personal congrats Todd...and thanks for the additional input.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like yourself, I remember the days (not so long ago) that MOST of the walleyes in Starvation were dinkers. I also remember there being a bounty on the walleyes and a paid netting program to reduce the numbers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once they had some regular eats (perch) walleyes began to get progressively bigger. Lots of invertebrates for them to dine on in transition times too. That has really changed the average sizes and the health of all the sizes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While the fisheries management folks do encourage the harvest of lots of the smaller walleyes, they do not encourage what is happening among some individuals and groups...the wholesale harvest of all sizes...and in numbers far exceeding the legal limit. I was informed that there are some "locals" from the Duchesne area that have been observed leaving the lake almost every day with buckets of walleyes of all sizes. Not sure why they have not been reported and apprehended, but the report was from a "reliable" source.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's to stability.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like yourself, I remember the days (not so long ago) that MOST of the walleyes in Starvation were dinkers. I also remember there being a bounty on the walleyes and a paid netting program to reduce the numbers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once they had some regular eats (perch) walleyes began to get progressively bigger. Lots of invertebrates for them to dine on in transition times too. That has really changed the average sizes and the health of all the sizes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While the fisheries management folks do encourage the harvest of lots of the smaller walleyes, they do not encourage what is happening among some individuals and groups...the wholesale harvest of all sizes...and in numbers far exceeding the legal limit. I was informed that there are some "locals" from the Duchesne area that have been observed leaving the lake almost every day with buckets of walleyes of all sizes. Not sure why they have not been reported and apprehended, but the report was from a "reliable" source.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's to stability.[/#0000ff]
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