Smallmouth in Utah

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So, after reading all the new posts on the subject, it seems that Perch are bad news for SMB, that they cannot do well to gether ( check out Western basin of Lake Erie, considered the BEST SMB fishery in the country). [/quote]

Erie also has walleye. In every case where perch and smb thrive together, you also have walleye in the mix. Not so at Jordanelle.


[quote Therapist]So is the answer to the problem to stock sterile species and go to a put and take fishery ??? VERY expensive !!

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Expensive? Not when you consider the alternative (rotenone). Consider Newcastle and Minersville. Without the introduction of sterile wipers, both reservoirs would have needed a rotenone treatment. That would have cost far more $$$ than implementing a wiper population.

DWR just put out a little release on wipers -- interesting info: http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2016/whats...he-wipers/

"...4 years after adding wipers to Minersville, Utah chubs had almost disappeared, negating the need for another rotenone treatment.".

"Chemical treatments are expensive and remove all fish from a waterbody, decreasing fishing opportunities for multiple years in some cases."
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