05-20-2016, 04:37 PM
[quote TubeDude]
[#0000ff]You are always harping on how "ignorant" we mere anglers are. [/#0000ff][#0000ff][/quote]
[#000000]Are you suggesting that I am not included in the mere anglers group?[/#000000]
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[#0000ff][quote TubeDude]That statement shows a glaring ignorance on your part...of what really makes Jordanelle tick. Perch are the ONLY forage for smallmouth. Killing off all the yearly spawn of perch would only make matters worse for the smallies.
Also...perch spawn two to three months ahead of smallies.
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See, TubeDud, you miss the point as well.
by dropping water levels, you wouldn't eliminate all perch. You'd just significantly affect their population. Knock them back, and you'd allow the rest of the fish an opportunity for FAST GROWTH. Again, this is how you produce big fish.
Do you honestly think that if the perch were gone, the SMB would starve because perch are the only forage? Hogwash!
And, as you pointed out: perch spawn multiple times and at different times than SMB. Bingo! You pointed out why the scenario of dropping water levels - no matter how effective it might be - would not be a viable solution. You'd never be able to pull that one off. Too bad. It would help.
Tube -- this is a good example of why perch are bad for most of our reservoirs. You simply can't control them and they end up small. They also affect every other species in the reservoir -- they are pretty much the top-level predator. The exception is Yuba -- why? Hmmmm.....it couldn't have anything to do with water levels, could it?
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[#0000ff]You are always harping on how "ignorant" we mere anglers are. [/#0000ff][#0000ff][/quote]
[#000000]Are you suggesting that I am not included in the mere anglers group?[/#000000]
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[#0000ff][quote TubeDude]That statement shows a glaring ignorance on your part...of what really makes Jordanelle tick. Perch are the ONLY forage for smallmouth. Killing off all the yearly spawn of perch would only make matters worse for the smallies.
Also...perch spawn two to three months ahead of smallies.
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See, TubeDud, you miss the point as well.
by dropping water levels, you wouldn't eliminate all perch. You'd just significantly affect their population. Knock them back, and you'd allow the rest of the fish an opportunity for FAST GROWTH. Again, this is how you produce big fish.
Do you honestly think that if the perch were gone, the SMB would starve because perch are the only forage? Hogwash!
And, as you pointed out: perch spawn multiple times and at different times than SMB. Bingo! You pointed out why the scenario of dropping water levels - no matter how effective it might be - would not be a viable solution. You'd never be able to pull that one off. Too bad. It would help.
Tube -- this is a good example of why perch are bad for most of our reservoirs. You simply can't control them and they end up small. They also affect every other species in the reservoir -- they are pretty much the top-level predator. The exception is Yuba -- why? Hmmmm.....it couldn't have anything to do with water levels, could it?
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