05-08-2015, 03:43 PM
[quote Dog-lover]5 lakes mentioned and 4 responses that we are unable to do anything because of endangered species, this example should be enough to spotlight the problem.[/quote]
Who says we are unable to do "anything"? We just can't use shad. Look at the new Red Fleet plan. Like it or not, the DWR seems to be bending over backwards to come up with new solutions that are compatible with endangered species concerns.
You guys have never bothered to answer my question about why you feel it is necessary to dump in a bunch of new species in 2 of the best LMB lakes in the state? Why risk messing them up?
Finally, regarding Starvation. How about a non endangered species answer. Gizzard shad are an open water zooplankton eating fish. Rainbow trout are the same. A big population of gizzards would undoubtedly spell the end of the outstanding "Starvation steelhead" fishery there. In case you haven't noticed, those fish have become quite popular and have coexisted very nicely with the existing warmwater species.
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Who says we are unable to do "anything"? We just can't use shad. Look at the new Red Fleet plan. Like it or not, the DWR seems to be bending over backwards to come up with new solutions that are compatible with endangered species concerns.
You guys have never bothered to answer my question about why you feel it is necessary to dump in a bunch of new species in 2 of the best LMB lakes in the state? Why risk messing them up?
Finally, regarding Starvation. How about a non endangered species answer. Gizzard shad are an open water zooplankton eating fish. Rainbow trout are the same. A big population of gizzards would undoubtedly spell the end of the outstanding "Starvation steelhead" fishery there. In case you haven't noticed, those fish have become quite popular and have coexisted very nicely with the existing warmwater species.
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