Tiger Trout

[Gemcityslayer]

[quote PBH]


Now, look at Scofield. It's the same thing. The biomass is full, and growth rates have most likely dropped well below maximum. That doesn't mean you still don't get a few big fish -- it means that you aren't getting nearly as many. How do you get more? You reduce the biomass. How do you do that when the highest portion of that biomass is taken up by chubs? You have to reduce the chubs. If you reduce the chubs, growth rates increase and you'll have MORE big fish than you do now.

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I know of a handful of other lakes in Utah, that do not have the chub problem, and oddly enough I don't hear of any 10-15lb tigers being caught at those places... Doesn't that contradict what you are saying?

You're telling me if the chubs were zapped from the lake, there would be MORE 15+lbs Tigers? I am sorry man, I am not going to buy into that. If that were the case, all the lakes in Utah that have tigers and no chub problem, would be producing 15lb tigers hand over fist. You might have more 4-6lb tigers if you treat the lake.. (way more)... (If you call those big fish fine, I don't).
I very, very seriously doubt you'll have "MORE" 15-20lb Tigers.

This will be my last post/reply to this thread, like I said, kind of beating a dead horse.
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