06-11-2012, 04:24 AM
DeeCee...
Not trying to get into a pissing match with you at all on this subject but totally disagree with the walleye to wolf comparison! [mad] Coyotes perhaps, but not wolves. Muskie, pike and lakers are more like wolves!
Walleye are an extremely opportunistic and addaptive preadator, as seen by there distribution across the US. They are successful in keying on on numerous prey species whether on/near structure or in open water. They are however very dependent on the environment they inhabit. They are a cool water species. Not a warm water or a cold water species.
With this in mind, however, there are NUMEROUS bodies of water that trout and walleye coexist with many other species. The Columbia and tributaries (which includes the lower Snake), the Missouri and tributaries all the way up by Helena, the Great Lakes and their tributaries, etc... To say that an imaginary line that determines a state boudary is what should indicate what fish species live where is unbelieveable.
With your background in fisheries, you of all people should understand that the MOST significant factor in any YOY yearclass is the environmental factors. This is a proven fact. Many spawners with crappy conditions can mean a miserable yearclass just as easy as a small population of spawners can produce a bumper crop if all conditions are perfect. In addition, many species are cyclic by nature. There are going to be highs and lows.
I respect your previous comments but believe you are missing the mark a bit.
Paul
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Not trying to get into a pissing match with you at all on this subject but totally disagree with the walleye to wolf comparison! [mad] Coyotes perhaps, but not wolves. Muskie, pike and lakers are more like wolves!
Walleye are an extremely opportunistic and addaptive preadator, as seen by there distribution across the US. They are successful in keying on on numerous prey species whether on/near structure or in open water. They are however very dependent on the environment they inhabit. They are a cool water species. Not a warm water or a cold water species.
With this in mind, however, there are NUMEROUS bodies of water that trout and walleye coexist with many other species. The Columbia and tributaries (which includes the lower Snake), the Missouri and tributaries all the way up by Helena, the Great Lakes and their tributaries, etc... To say that an imaginary line that determines a state boudary is what should indicate what fish species live where is unbelieveable.
With your background in fisheries, you of all people should understand that the MOST significant factor in any YOY yearclass is the environmental factors. This is a proven fact. Many spawners with crappy conditions can mean a miserable yearclass just as easy as a small population of spawners can produce a bumper crop if all conditions are perfect. In addition, many species are cyclic by nature. There are going to be highs and lows.
I respect your previous comments but believe you are missing the mark a bit.
Paul
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