09-24-2003, 06:39 AM
Here are couple quites from a study done at Bear Lake:
"The mean annual biomass of zooplankton (0.42 g dry weight/m2) was among the lowest yet recorded for a temperate zone lake."
"The whole-lake mean annual biomass of 0.34 g dry wt/m2 is the lowest recorded for a temperate zone lake."
"The low fish yield in Bear Lake (0.5 kg/ha/yr) is consistent with its low intrinsic productivity."
It's a clean, clear, freshwater lake with extremely low productivity. It's been observed that the Lake Trout actually shrink in length, not just weight, during a portion of the year. So yes, they are probably the slowest growing trout any of us have ever heard of. With that said, at Bear Lake I'd just as soon put them back after I catch them. Even if they die of old age, I've got a chance to catch them again before they do.
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"The mean annual biomass of zooplankton (0.42 g dry weight/m2) was among the lowest yet recorded for a temperate zone lake."
"The whole-lake mean annual biomass of 0.34 g dry wt/m2 is the lowest recorded for a temperate zone lake."
"The low fish yield in Bear Lake (0.5 kg/ha/yr) is consistent with its low intrinsic productivity."
It's a clean, clear, freshwater lake with extremely low productivity. It's been observed that the Lake Trout actually shrink in length, not just weight, during a portion of the year. So yes, they are probably the slowest growing trout any of us have ever heard of. With that said, at Bear Lake I'd just as soon put them back after I catch them. Even if they die of old age, I've got a chance to catch them again before they do.
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