01-17-2013, 03:20 AM
[quote wormandbobber]I do, in fact, agree that the perch proliferation and dramatic change the fishery has seen over the past 20-30 years is due to a combination of factors including the weeds; however, the fact still remains that the perch PROBLEM--and it is a problem--would never have occurred had some well-meaning ill-informed fishermen not dumped perch in the lake.
As for those who believe that it is just opinion as to whether the lake is better with or without perch, all I can say is this: the perch population has stunted. If your fishing enjoyment would not be better with a healthy population of trout over a stunted population of perch, you need to get out and fish more! And, honestly, like PBH said, how many good lake trout fisheries do we have in Utah? How many trophy splake fisheries do we have in Utah? By way of comparison, how many stunted perch fisheries do we have in Utah?
I think it is great that people can go up to Fish Lake and catch loads of little perch and then take them home and eat them...but sorry, I just don't buy into the idea that the lake is better with those stunted perch. Call that an opinion or whatever you want, but biologically I know it isn't true![/quote]
Again, you pushing your opinion and view of what you think to be right for everyone. I would like to see a study completed in which the anglers that frequent Fishlake are asked what species they are there to hunt and what they expect to see or would like to see in the future. This should have been completed in the study that you so love as they already made contact with anglers to ask age and residency. This study does appears to show that perch have impacted the biology of the lake in manner that goes against your likes and thus you stand behind its validity for all to bow to.
Wonder if you would feel the same if the study read that the introduction and increase of perch has successfully brought down chub numbers thus decreasing the number of Lake Trout which should be positive for the lake as a rainbow fishery.
Rainbow lovers would be happy, perch lovers would be happy, lake trout lovers would be up in arms as would splake lovers because the fish wasn't mentioned.
It's all in the eye of the viewer.
The study shows one thing, that the perch may have a negative impact on trout. It does not show, nor can I immediately find any data that shows this upsets the majority of anglers. There is however data that it upsets you......
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As for those who believe that it is just opinion as to whether the lake is better with or without perch, all I can say is this: the perch population has stunted. If your fishing enjoyment would not be better with a healthy population of trout over a stunted population of perch, you need to get out and fish more! And, honestly, like PBH said, how many good lake trout fisheries do we have in Utah? How many trophy splake fisheries do we have in Utah? By way of comparison, how many stunted perch fisheries do we have in Utah?
I think it is great that people can go up to Fish Lake and catch loads of little perch and then take them home and eat them...but sorry, I just don't buy into the idea that the lake is better with those stunted perch. Call that an opinion or whatever you want, but biologically I know it isn't true![/quote]
Again, you pushing your opinion and view of what you think to be right for everyone. I would like to see a study completed in which the anglers that frequent Fishlake are asked what species they are there to hunt and what they expect to see or would like to see in the future. This should have been completed in the study that you so love as they already made contact with anglers to ask age and residency. This study does appears to show that perch have impacted the biology of the lake in manner that goes against your likes and thus you stand behind its validity for all to bow to.
Wonder if you would feel the same if the study read that the introduction and increase of perch has successfully brought down chub numbers thus decreasing the number of Lake Trout which should be positive for the lake as a rainbow fishery.
Rainbow lovers would be happy, perch lovers would be happy, lake trout lovers would be up in arms as would splake lovers because the fish wasn't mentioned.
It's all in the eye of the viewer.
The study shows one thing, that the perch may have a negative impact on trout. It does not show, nor can I immediately find any data that shows this upsets the majority of anglers. There is however data that it upsets you......
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