02-02-2005, 03:38 PM
I have seen the same problem at Hyrum. The perch were in 50 feet of water and you had to keep them. I don't know if the people at rockport were trying to keep the biggest fish and put the small ones back. In any case they need some serious work on their ethics. I ask a fisheries biologist about bringing them up slowly so the swim bladder doesn't have this problem. His response was you could safely bring them to the surface over a period of 30 minutes. I can be patient but if the fish are biting I won't be that patient.
As for the concerns for Yuba. The DWR has ever intention of restoring the walleye fisherie at Yuba. Before you can put the top level predator back into the lake you have to establish a food base for it.The drought has made that difficult because the water levels have been so low. A couple of good water years and they will put the walleyes back. The rainbows are there so there is some fishing oppurtunity at yuba in the mean time. gshorthair
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As for the concerns for Yuba. The DWR has ever intention of restoring the walleye fisherie at Yuba. Before you can put the top level predator back into the lake you have to establish a food base for it.The drought has made that difficult because the water levels have been so low. A couple of good water years and they will put the walleyes back. The rainbows are there so there is some fishing oppurtunity at yuba in the mean time. gshorthair
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