10-23-2014, 12:52 PM
These low water years have been hard on Chesterfield. One of the main factors is the bird predation. At least 50 percent of our stocked fish there have ended up in the pelican and cormorant nests. Whereas only about 5 percent are harvested by anglers in open water. I seriously doubt that harvest by ice fishermen is going to be a problem.
Another problem is the chub population. When it grows, as it has been, they reduce the available food for the younger trout.
There have been both brown trout and cutthroats in Chesterfield. Both are still there in small numbers.
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Another problem is the chub population. When it grows, as it has been, they reduce the available food for the younger trout.
There have been both brown trout and cutthroats in Chesterfield. Both are still there in small numbers.
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