06-12-2012, 04:07 AM
Agree so much D Luck! Walleye do not fare well in the pristine, cold water environments that are home to the almighty trout. I have heard of Walleyes being caught in the Columbia system for more than 25 years. During this time, there has not been any proliferation into the Deschutes, John day, Umatilla, White Salmon, Sandy, Klickitat, Hood and on and on... Just not the right habitat for them to thrive in.
We need to keep in mind that if we could only fish for native species in Idaho, we would not be able to fish for brook trout, brown trout, walleyes, yellow perch, blugill, crappie, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bullhead, channel catfish, flathead catfish, carp and others. In addition, the numbers of lakes, ponds, streams, creeks and rivers that we would be able to chase the natives would be far fewer than we know today.
Paul
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We need to keep in mind that if we could only fish for native species in Idaho, we would not be able to fish for brook trout, brown trout, walleyes, yellow perch, blugill, crappie, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bullhead, channel catfish, flathead catfish, carp and others. In addition, the numbers of lakes, ponds, streams, creeks and rivers that we would be able to chase the natives would be far fewer than we know today.
Paul
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