Perch to Yuba coming soon...

[gshorthair]

I have seen this same basic discussion several times. The reason for the lack of perch at Yuba are the low water levels. If Yuba was always full in the spring when the perch spawn then there would be plenty of perch. When it is full there is a lot of flooded willows in the south end that would provide a great spawning and nursery area for the perch. When we have dry cycles those areas are dry and very few perch are produced. Think about this for a comparison. Fish lake is a natural lake it has water levels that are stable and ring of milfoil that provides good spawning areas. I have never seen any kind of cycle in fish lake since the perch were illegally several decades ago. Just my biological view point. gshorthair
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