If it was trout they (DWR) would replant....

[gshorthair]

I think the biggest factor in the perch populations is water level. All the resevoirs seemed to have had problems when water levels drop early in the year when the irrigation companies start using water for irrigation. This could leave the current years spawn high and dry. A couple years of that and you have a major crash. Fish lake is not a resevoir and only the excess water drains from the lake. there aren't big spring draw downs at fish lake. The perch should spawn successfully every year and there shouldn't be any crashes. The crashes at pineview and yuba happened when the water levels were kept at low levels. The DWR has no control over the irrigation companies. It seems like the divsion did plant perch back in Yuba. gshorthair
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