09-30-2013, 02:16 AM
In spite of the crazy weather and daily winds, Yuba continues to give up decent fish. My disabled vets backed out at Strawberry due to cold weather so I went to Yuba with 3 vets. A few days earlier I managed a 40 incher and today we ended up with 5 decent fish. The wealth of filets are being transformed into fish tacos as I write this.
It was windy as usual but after four hours of trolling and casting a few fish came to the boat.
The biggest fish was killed because I couldn't get the lure out of his stomach without damaging his gill rakers and the others were killed because A. The anglers wanted to B. Killing the smaller fish is necessary to maintain a balanced population and trophy fish in that population. C, they are great eating and D. The anglers wanted to.
In spite of the DWR Yuba is a very good Northern Pike fishery. For years I have heard the DWR was going to put together a management plan for the reservoir, but unless I am not aware of something recent that plan has not materialized. I have heard that they intend to plant perch and walleye in Yuba. I applaud that move as it will provide the feed necessary to grow more trophy northerns. I would like to see cisco, shad, rainbows and wipers added to the Pikes diet. A few Tiger muskies for competition would be nice as well. Thin out the small pike. Nice.
If the DWR would manage Yuba as a trophy Pike fishery maybe some of the thousands of anglers that head north every year to fish for pike in Canada would come to Utah and leave their money here. Just a thought and before someone starts on water levels and all of the reasons Yuba cannot be maintained as any type of fishery, I am not interested in hearing it. Yuba can be a world class Pike fishery, but not if it is not managed. My 2 bits worth.
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It was windy as usual but after four hours of trolling and casting a few fish came to the boat.
The biggest fish was killed because I couldn't get the lure out of his stomach without damaging his gill rakers and the others were killed because A. The anglers wanted to B. Killing the smaller fish is necessary to maintain a balanced population and trophy fish in that population. C, they are great eating and D. The anglers wanted to.
In spite of the DWR Yuba is a very good Northern Pike fishery. For years I have heard the DWR was going to put together a management plan for the reservoir, but unless I am not aware of something recent that plan has not materialized. I have heard that they intend to plant perch and walleye in Yuba. I applaud that move as it will provide the feed necessary to grow more trophy northerns. I would like to see cisco, shad, rainbows and wipers added to the Pikes diet. A few Tiger muskies for competition would be nice as well. Thin out the small pike. Nice.
If the DWR would manage Yuba as a trophy Pike fishery maybe some of the thousands of anglers that head north every year to fish for pike in Canada would come to Utah and leave their money here. Just a thought and before someone starts on water levels and all of the reasons Yuba cannot be maintained as any type of fishery, I am not interested in hearing it. Yuba can be a world class Pike fishery, but not if it is not managed. My 2 bits worth.
[#BF0000]Reminder: Don't check the Inline boxes unless you are going to post the pictures Inline. -- Kent[/#BF0000]