Ruining Yuba

[utahgolf]

[quote PBH][quote utahgolf]
PBH, ...I wanted to hear your take on removing trophy lakers? [/quote]

Assuming you're talking about Fish Lake here. Completely different situation there. The lake trout in Fish Lake struggle. They DO self-sustain (meaning that they are not stocked). However, their main forage is next to non-existant (utah chub). In Fish Lake you rarely find lake trout between 26 - 36". They just aren't there. However, you have a lot of fish up to 26" and a good number over 36". The trouble is that those smaller lake trout have a VERY difficult time converting from a diet of insects and small fish, to a strictly fish diet. That's why we're missing that group in the middle.

The few that do make the conversion GROW VERY QUICKLY (maximum growth rate!) from 26" to over 35"!!

so, protecting those big lake trout at Fish Lake may be more necessary -- but I would never fault another angler for keeping a 40" lake trout from Fish Lake. It is important for anglers to harvest lake trout at Fish Lake, but it is a very different situation than Yuba.

I've attached a good study on lake trout at Fish Lake. It's a good read. Enjoy.



[#FF0000]Where did perchsuck go??? I hate it when guys open their mouths to start something, but then tuck their tails, run, and hide. Look -- it's obvious that you (perchsuck)[/#FF0000] [#FF0000]are passionate about this topic. So why not discuss it? You can't just throw mud, and walk away. Stick around and maybe we can each learn something from each other? [/#FF0000][/quote]

I hadn't even thought of fish lake, I was thinking the gorge. But good info there.
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