Smallmouth in Utah

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[#0000ff]That does it. Now I am absolutely convinced that you know nothing about Jordanelle...

3. The perch population crashed several years ago and there are VERY FEW perch in the system. And the young are consumed by the smallmouth as fast as they can reproduce. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PERCH IN THE SYSTEM TO FEED THE PREDATORS...AND THE PREDATORS HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO EAT.

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No Pat, that is where you fail to see the light.

If there are any perch, that is enough. You must reduce the SMB population, not bolster the perch. The issue isn't that there aren't enough perch, but rather too many smb. Reduce the smb, and the perch will provide the forage for the smb.

You cannot fix this issue by adding more fish to the mix.


The kokanee may help, but they occupy such different niches than either smb or perch, that they will simply create a new niche.

If you want a healthy smb population, you need to control their population size. If left un-checked, you'll end up with a stunting issue. You know that. You cannot control smb by adding perch, unless the goal is to replace stunted smb with stunted perch.
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