02-21-2013, 11:16 PM
I understand what the treatment will do. It will set the chubs back to "zero" (more or less) and allow smaller trout to experience better growth rates - I am not completely naive to this fact..... For how long though? How soon will the chubs be back in full force? I think it is an inevitable problem - and personally, I don't think treating (poisoning) it every 15-20 years is a good use of money/resources. The chubs will always win.
There are potential world class trout in this lake, getting close to 20lb and it is just silly to me: to treat it, killing a good # of trophy class fish...only to give smaller trout better growth rates...when inevitably the problem will show it's ugly head again in 10-15 years... like I say, why fight it?
I respect and understand the logic behind poisoning it but I still do not side with that cause.
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There are potential world class trout in this lake, getting close to 20lb and it is just silly to me: to treat it, killing a good # of trophy class fish...only to give smaller trout better growth rates...when inevitably the problem will show it's ugly head again in 10-15 years... like I say, why fight it?
I respect and understand the logic behind poisoning it but I still do not side with that cause.
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