white bass in yuba

[Fishrmn]

If you saw dead trout floating in Yuba, they died because of lack of oxygen, lack of water, or too many fish for the water that was there. If water is too warm to hold enough oxygen for the fish to survive they'll die from lack of oxygen before they die of thermal stress. It isn't the best trout water in the state, but it could grow trout in good water years. Lots of guys caught some dandy fish when they were being planted.

If you like the Northern Pike fishery, keep a limit of smaller pike every time you catch them. Pray for water. If we get enough water to keep Yuba filled then fish will survive. IPP was running at reduced capacity last year due to cracks in their turbines or something. If they run at capacity, they drain Yuba in a hurry. Seems like the Beaver River drainage was the only portion of the state that was above normal snowpack last year. I'm guessing that the east side of the Tushers got a fair amount of snow too.

And it's pretty hard to establish a forage species when there are already too many mouths to feed.

[quote MasterDaad]Frankly, it makes zero sense for the DWR to try and manage a lake that may literally disappear any given year.

I oppose spending resource $$$ at Yuba due to the large potential the entire investment would be ruined in a couple drought years -- that is true irrespective of the management technique.

Those resource $$$ are better spent elsewhere.[/quote]

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