01-22-2013, 07:54 PM
[quote The_Red_Leaker]
I think you are asking for some variety and equity.
I cannot find perch, walleye, small mouth, crappie, etc.[/quote]
Stocking is only 1 tool used in fisheries management. It is NOT the only tool.
Variety? It is FACT that Utah has more water with "warm water" species than it does water with "trout" species. Fact.
Where do you think places like Minersville, Otter Creek, and Piute got their smb populations started from? Where do you think Newcastle got its smb population started from? Do you not consider these places "hatcheries" that fish are used to "stock" other reservoirs? What about Leigh Hill Pond? Where did all those bass in that lake come from?
Whether you see it on the stocking report or not, our fisheries managers DO manage warm water fisheries in this state. We have some pretty amazing warm water fisheries -- even without supplemental stocking from "traditional" hatcheries.
A question: What "bass" lakes need supplemental stocking from a hatchery?
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I think you are asking for some variety and equity.
I cannot find perch, walleye, small mouth, crappie, etc.[/quote]
Stocking is only 1 tool used in fisheries management. It is NOT the only tool.
Variety? It is FACT that Utah has more water with "warm water" species than it does water with "trout" species. Fact.
Where do you think places like Minersville, Otter Creek, and Piute got their smb populations started from? Where do you think Newcastle got its smb population started from? Do you not consider these places "hatcheries" that fish are used to "stock" other reservoirs? What about Leigh Hill Pond? Where did all those bass in that lake come from?
Whether you see it on the stocking report or not, our fisheries managers DO manage warm water fisheries in this state. We have some pretty amazing warm water fisheries -- even without supplemental stocking from "traditional" hatcheries.
A question: What "bass" lakes need supplemental stocking from a hatchery?
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