06-13-2015, 08:12 PM
[#0000FF]In truth, white bass comprise the major part of the walleye diet. And surprisingly there are quite a few perch, bluegill and even bullheads found in their innards. But those Junies are prime rib for walleyes. During and immediately following the annual planting of the newly hatched suckerettes many of the walleyes taken near the release areas are bulging with the spineless little morsels. That has prompted some Utah Lake anglers to refer to the Junie hatchling release as the walleye feeding program.
An interesting afterthought is that I have never opened a Utah Lake walleye that had a carp of any size in it. So they do not contribute to the carp removal efforts. But the Yuba pike have cleaned up the perch to the extent that they now dine on carplets regularly. Although it was recently observed that after they received their feeding from Fish Lake (perch transplants) that they were once again enjoying perch on the menu.
My point is that I doubt that pike will do much good in the war on carp. Not as long as there are so many other toothsome finny critters around.
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An interesting afterthought is that I have never opened a Utah Lake walleye that had a carp of any size in it. So they do not contribute to the carp removal efforts. But the Yuba pike have cleaned up the perch to the extent that they now dine on carplets regularly. Although it was recently observed that after they received their feeding from Fish Lake (perch transplants) that they were once again enjoying perch on the menu.
My point is that I doubt that pike will do much good in the war on carp. Not as long as there are so many other toothsome finny critters around.
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