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I just wanted to pass on a few emails from Colorado Parks and Wildlife....We might not get our walleye or saugeye this year. I will keep you posted.
Drew
We are still about 50 mil eggs short currently on walleyes so I'm not sure what will happen.
Brian
[indent][indent]This year seems to be pretty slow for everyone. We haven't received enough sauger milt from out of state to produce many saugeye. I really don't know what the outcome will be but it is looking pretty bleak. Plan on not receiving any saugeye unless I contact you.
Brian
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Alright everyone, now focus our attention to Colorado and stop bad mouthing our DNR hahaha! That really is a shame though Drew. I applaud your efforts to keep us informed. Hopefully we can all be patient and realize everything doesn't happen overnight... [fishon]
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So, does PBH have to dine on black bird in front of Tube Dude?
Like sands through the hourglass.
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Sounds like the order has been placed. Whatcha gonna do when they can't send ya what ya ordered?
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Dine on Blackbird!!!
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[#0000FF]Even when I knew that the new toothy species were on the drawing board I told PBH that it was not a done deal until it happened. When dealing with government agencies anything is possible...but often improbable.
I don't even hear the chubby gal tuning up yet?
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Now that's a surprise.[pirate]
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[#0000FF]Hey Drew, I'm sure that is a disappointment to you, and to many Utah anglers...myself included.
Can't help making a joke about the situation...seeing as this was in Colorado. You wonder if they were growing (or smoking) another crop from that state. Maybe they should mix a little in the brood ponds to help the fish "loosen up" a little and produce more eggs and milt.
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I don't know about the other stoners on this board, but back when I was partial to the weed (medicinal, of course), "milt and eggs" were just about the last things I cared about. Alberto's burritos, a bag of Lay's potato chips, and a frosty Mtn. Dew were just about the only things worth worrying about.
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I shan't wait with crow on my breath.
saugeye. saugeye. saugeye. saugeye.
(hey, at least they're finally entering the discussion. Maybe walleye will slowly phase out and go away? One can wait with bait on his/her breath, can't they?)
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Thanks for the update Drew![fishon]
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[#0000FF]Fun, fun, fun.
In truth, I had heerd tell of saugeyes before you ever broached the subject on the board. Just like pulling yer chain...almost as much as you do mine.
Doubt we will see an end to walleyes. Once firmly entrenched they are pretty much there for the duration. But it will be nice to have "walleye lite"...as controllable sterile hybrids...in some of the waters where walleyes are out of the question.
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Don't bag on the potheads in Colorado...If we ever have to go to war with them, all we have to do is bring some chips and a big mac and tell them the unicorn ran off..that way,,we win!!! Sorry had to go there.. As far as the issue at hand its a tough blow--no pun Drew will find a way.
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Unlike tiger muskies which are sterile saugeyes aren't necessarily so. Pool 4 in the Mississippi has a large population of saugers and walleyes and over time a large population if saugeyes has developed. The saugeyes reproduce and further mix with the native walleyes and sauger. It is now very difficult to tell what you just caught. Since limits there are different for sauger and walleyes the DWR just lumped walleyes and saugeyes into one category which covered everything that wasn't for sure a sauger. The big interest in saugeyes is they can handle higher water temps than walleyes and you will now find them as far south as Oklahoma. And hatcheries can generate sterile stock for the most part - always a few that aren't. Having caught plenty of both I can't say I favor saugeyes over walleyes.
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