10-30-2003, 04:00 AM
The state record pike came out of Yuba, caught on a bottom bouncer/crawler harness in something like 8' of water. So yea--you could say they took off. They enter the lake from the river that feeds Yuba, from guys who catch the hammerhandles in Redmond and toss them over the dike. Then they wind up in Yuba and compete with the walleyes for the limited forage.
For some reason Utahns classify walleyes, SMB, or any non-trout species as warm water fish. But look at where these fish come from. Pike, walleye, SMB, and perch all coexist in many northern waters that also have other forage fish. The problem with Utah is that the DWR either can't or is reluctant to introduce additional forage species, like shad. So when too many fish are competing for a limited forage fish, the forage is depleted and the entire lake crashes.
For some reason Utahns classify walleyes, SMB, or any non-trout species as warm water fish. But look at where these fish come from. Pike, walleye, SMB, and perch all coexist in many northern waters that also have other forage fish. The problem with Utah is that the DWR either can't or is reluctant to introduce additional forage species, like shad. So when too many fish are competing for a limited forage fish, the forage is depleted and the entire lake crashes.