07-11-2013, 03:38 PM
[quote PBH]
There are only a few land locked populations of stripers that do reproduce naturally. Land locked stripers were never thought to be able to successfully spawn. However, when they were introduced to reservoirs here in the West, they did (Powell, Meade, Havasu, etc.). In fact, many believed that the stripers in Lake Powell would never reproduce. I personally know two fisheries biologists that knew better -- they kept saying "yes, they will....".
There is also a pretty good population of stripers in the Pacific Ocean that run the Sacramento River.[/quote]
Not sure what you mean by a few, but I know of at least three lakes in California alone that has naturally reproducing stripers: New Hogan, Lake Del Valle, and Millerton.
New Hogan was stocked in the 80s and has been self sustaining ever since (unless they stocked since the last time I fished it). I remember running the shoreline of Hogan tossing spoons and poppers at boiling fish.
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There are only a few land locked populations of stripers that do reproduce naturally. Land locked stripers were never thought to be able to successfully spawn. However, when they were introduced to reservoirs here in the West, they did (Powell, Meade, Havasu, etc.). In fact, many believed that the stripers in Lake Powell would never reproduce. I personally know two fisheries biologists that knew better -- they kept saying "yes, they will....".
There is also a pretty good population of stripers in the Pacific Ocean that run the Sacramento River.[/quote]
Not sure what you mean by a few, but I know of at least three lakes in California alone that has naturally reproducing stripers: New Hogan, Lake Del Valle, and Millerton.
New Hogan was stocked in the 80s and has been self sustaining ever since (unless they stocked since the last time I fished it). I remember running the shoreline of Hogan tossing spoons and poppers at boiling fish.
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