06-10-2015, 07:04 PM
"Reminds me of when we used to fish for stripers in the SF bay growing up, ostensibly we were there to catch stripers, but mostly we caught big stingrays and sharks where we used to fish."
[#0000FF]Ah yes. Mud marlin. Been there done that. No excuses needed. Much fun.
About the other...the passion for Jordanelle. It has been his "home lake" for years. Just can't let go. Like having a girlfriend that puts on too much weight, quits taking care of herself and never tries to look good again. He can't face the fact that the glory days are over...and it is not the fault of DWR.
Smallmouth can be their own worst enemies. Deer Creek is a good example. It was a great lake for largemouth for years. Lots of crawdads and baby perch. Plenty of perch...all over the lake. And the walleyes got big and plentiful. Once smallmouths got dumped in they took over. Crowded out the largies and ate all the crawdads. Then they started on the baby perch and didn't let any get big enough to repopulate the lake. Now there are very few largemouth, far too many smallmouth (small ones) and almost no perch left. And even the walleyes are fewer than before. But "some" blame that on DWR and the spear fishermen.
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[#0000FF]Ah yes. Mud marlin. Been there done that. No excuses needed. Much fun.
About the other...the passion for Jordanelle. It has been his "home lake" for years. Just can't let go. Like having a girlfriend that puts on too much weight, quits taking care of herself and never tries to look good again. He can't face the fact that the glory days are over...and it is not the fault of DWR.
Smallmouth can be their own worst enemies. Deer Creek is a good example. It was a great lake for largemouth for years. Lots of crawdads and baby perch. Plenty of perch...all over the lake. And the walleyes got big and plentiful. Once smallmouths got dumped in they took over. Crowded out the largies and ate all the crawdads. Then they started on the baby perch and didn't let any get big enough to repopulate the lake. Now there are very few largemouth, far too many smallmouth (small ones) and almost no perch left. And even the walleyes are fewer than before. But "some" blame that on DWR and the spear fishermen.
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