08-07-2018, 05:07 PM
Any thoughts on water quality issues - main lake and spawning tributaries?
This was a major reason for the (final) success at Strawberry... much work had to be done to turn the spawning tribs from sucker muck into trout gravel... and most of that land was public.
Any ideas for similar concerns at Scofield?
Also, how are the water levels holding up? Does the water level fluctuate greatly on a seasonal basis? 90% of a stillwater trout's diet is generated in areas less than 15ft deep... does the water level drop greatly in Scofield over the summer... essentially killing off the forage shelf and exposing young trout to predators?
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This was a major reason for the (final) success at Strawberry... much work had to be done to turn the spawning tribs from sucker muck into trout gravel... and most of that land was public.
Any ideas for similar concerns at Scofield?
Also, how are the water levels holding up? Does the water level fluctuate greatly on a seasonal basis? 90% of a stillwater trout's diet is generated in areas less than 15ft deep... does the water level drop greatly in Scofield over the summer... essentially killing off the forage shelf and exposing young trout to predators?
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