10-20-2010, 03:34 AM
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[left]Lake Mead was impounded in 1935 following the completion of Boulder Dam. Prior to the dam, the Colorado river had carp, channel catfish and four endemic nongame fish. In 1954, threadfin shad were introduced and the largemouth bass fishery flourished. In 1969, the largemouth fishing was waning and the management was changed to a two- stage reservoir with warmwater fish stocked in the shallow shoreline zones and coldwater fish stocked into the deep coldwater zones. A total of seven trout species and one warmwater species (stripers) were introduced. By 1974, reproduction of the striped bass was documented and the trout fishery began to wane. In 1983, trout stocking was discontinued for a seven-year period while the striped bass reigned supreme. In 1999, two new species, smallmouth bass and blue Tilapia, were documented in the lake.
Gizzard shad are a new addition. I expect them to start becoming more abundant over then next 4 or 5 years. They are in Powell now too, I think.
The Whizzle
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[left]Lake Mead was impounded in 1935 following the completion of Boulder Dam. Prior to the dam, the Colorado river had carp, channel catfish and four endemic nongame fish. In 1954, threadfin shad were introduced and the largemouth bass fishery flourished. In 1969, the largemouth fishing was waning and the management was changed to a two- stage reservoir with warmwater fish stocked in the shallow shoreline zones and coldwater fish stocked into the deep coldwater zones. A total of seven trout species and one warmwater species (stripers) were introduced. By 1974, reproduction of the striped bass was documented and the trout fishery began to wane. In 1983, trout stocking was discontinued for a seven-year period while the striped bass reigned supreme. In 1999, two new species, smallmouth bass and blue Tilapia, were documented in the lake.
Gizzard shad are a new addition. I expect them to start becoming more abundant over then next 4 or 5 years. They are in Powell now too, I think.
The Whizzle
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