03-22-2016, 01:28 PM
[quote makinawfisher19]I heard they are taking crappie out of there too. Is that true? If so that sucks.[/quote]
[#0000FF]Their plan is to take about 200 ready-to-spawn crappies from Willard and plant them directly into Red Fleet.
Yeah, us crappie fans hate to lose that many fish, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to what the "happy harvesters" take home on an average day when the fish are in.
Some folks might ask "Why not get them from Pineview?" True, there are grundles of crappies to be spared from Pineview without any effect at all on the total population. But there are two considerations. First...DWR is already set up at Willard...with equipment, staffing, etc. Second, the fish have to come from waters that have been tested and certified as "disease free". Willard meets that standard. Pineview may not...without time-consuming and costly testing.
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[#0000FF]Their plan is to take about 200 ready-to-spawn crappies from Willard and plant them directly into Red Fleet.
Yeah, us crappie fans hate to lose that many fish, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to what the "happy harvesters" take home on an average day when the fish are in.
Some folks might ask "Why not get them from Pineview?" True, there are grundles of crappies to be spared from Pineview without any effect at all on the total population. But there are two considerations. First...DWR is already set up at Willard...with equipment, staffing, etc. Second, the fish have to come from waters that have been tested and certified as "disease free". Willard meets that standard. Pineview may not...without time-consuming and costly testing.
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