03-02-2015, 06:20 PM
The truly unique fishing aspect of Lake Powell are the stripers. Every other fish can be found in other waters in Utah. Stripers cannot.
unfortunately, threadfin shad are going to be the fish that suffer the most from mussels. Threadfin are doomed. With this loss of threadfin, stripers will be the next species to suffer. I hate to see that. I don't know how you fix it.
The good news is that panfish may actually benefit and you may end up with a world class bluegill fishery.
I just hate to see that unique striper fishery go away.
I think red-ear's should be introduced. The Park Service will fight that, but they really don't have much ground to stand on. I think we'll eventually see red-ear's.
I'm sure more will come from the group. Keep it up.
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unfortunately, threadfin shad are going to be the fish that suffer the most from mussels. Threadfin are doomed. With this loss of threadfin, stripers will be the next species to suffer. I hate to see that. I don't know how you fix it.
The good news is that panfish may actually benefit and you may end up with a world class bluegill fishery.
I just hate to see that unique striper fishery go away.
I think red-ear's should be introduced. The Park Service will fight that, but they really don't have much ground to stand on. I think we'll eventually see red-ear's.
I'm sure more will come from the group. Keep it up.
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