08-24-2006, 05:13 PM
Interesting article. Sounds like perch fishermen are in for some happy days for awhile - at least until the balance tips some other way .
Lots of Tui Chubs in our oregon desert waters. Probably some other chubby varieties as well. They do tend to take over and overbalance.
Big changes going on in major reservoirs these days. Illegal plantings are causing havoc with our large trout lakes. (We now have goldfish in Oregon's pristine Mann Lake - a prime flyfishing destination for large and numerous Cutthroats.) Until some way is found to control it, these things will probably continue to shift around. All a regular guy can do it roll with the punches and maintain an open and opportunistic mindset to adjust to changing circumstances when nothing else can be done. Like you with the perch (and me with the big largemouth bass last May) there are years when things are "just right" to promote a major successful fishery of sorts as things shift from one species domination to the next. I'm trying to expand my flyfishing horizons beyond the typical cold water trout to better take advantage of these shifts. I'm experimenting with fly rod lures for bass to expand the successful season beyond the spring spawn and the fall pig out. I'm even trying to hook up with a couple of guys who fly fish for huge, reel screaming carp. (Shhh! Don't tell of my flyfishing buddies. They'll disown me.)
There is sport to be had if one keeps up on the happenings and has an open mind.
z~
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Lots of Tui Chubs in our oregon desert waters. Probably some other chubby varieties as well. They do tend to take over and overbalance.
Big changes going on in major reservoirs these days. Illegal plantings are causing havoc with our large trout lakes. (We now have goldfish in Oregon's pristine Mann Lake - a prime flyfishing destination for large and numerous Cutthroats.) Until some way is found to control it, these things will probably continue to shift around. All a regular guy can do it roll with the punches and maintain an open and opportunistic mindset to adjust to changing circumstances when nothing else can be done. Like you with the perch (and me with the big largemouth bass last May) there are years when things are "just right" to promote a major successful fishery of sorts as things shift from one species domination to the next. I'm trying to expand my flyfishing horizons beyond the typical cold water trout to better take advantage of these shifts. I'm experimenting with fly rod lures for bass to expand the successful season beyond the spring spawn and the fall pig out. I'm even trying to hook up with a couple of guys who fly fish for huge, reel screaming carp. (Shhh! Don't tell of my flyfishing buddies. They'll disown me.)
There is sport to be had if one keeps up on the happenings and has an open mind.
z~
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