07-18-2011, 09:07 PM
[quote TubeDude]In listening to the taped interview I found it interesting that they only found one pike...and it was only a small one...barely over a foot long. But, it does indicate that there is a spawning population somewhere in the lake and that there is recruitment.[/quote]
Or just the right size to fit in a live well. I would think a larger pike would indicate longevity and spawning. One small pike, once in a while seems like someone's effort to establish their favorite predator to me. Now if they found a few dozen about that size, I'd believe they were hatched about the same time, and probably spawning in UL.
[quote Bigyfan]I have heard of people claiming to see sculpin in there...now that is suppose to be extinct, right?[/quote]
Nope. There are sculpin in most, if not all of the tributaries. I'm sure there are quite a few in the lake as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottled_sculpin
[quote Lettsfish]Also, Utah Lake is large, shallow and warm with plenty of grub. The type of habitat in which northerns generally prosper. I don't know why they wouldn't do well in Utah Lake. If northerns have truly been there in years past, what's the theory behind them not gaining traction?[/quote]
Turbidity. They can't see well enough to attack.
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Or just the right size to fit in a live well. I would think a larger pike would indicate longevity and spawning. One small pike, once in a while seems like someone's effort to establish their favorite predator to me. Now if they found a few dozen about that size, I'd believe they were hatched about the same time, and probably spawning in UL.
[quote Bigyfan]I have heard of people claiming to see sculpin in there...now that is suppose to be extinct, right?[/quote]
Nope. There are sculpin in most, if not all of the tributaries. I'm sure there are quite a few in the lake as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottled_sculpin
[quote Lettsfish]Also, Utah Lake is large, shallow and warm with plenty of grub. The type of habitat in which northerns generally prosper. I don't know why they wouldn't do well in Utah Lake. If northerns have truly been there in years past, what's the theory behind them not gaining traction?[/quote]
Turbidity. They can't see well enough to attack.
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