WHEN AND WHY .....

[baetisman]

I agree that poisoing isn't always the best option. When Strawberry and Soldier Creek were joined together, the DWR knew that it was going to have to manage the reservoir much different than it had in the past. The lake was going to be too big to repeatedly poison, so they had to come up with a new management plan. That plan consisted of poisoning the lake one last time, and introducing new species to compete with the chub (as both you and I stated, they knew they wouldn't eliminate all of the chub). As you stated, they put in cuts to eat the chubs and kokanee to eat the same food as the chub. They also put in sterile rainbows so the cuts and rainbows would not cross- breed. Rainbows and cutbows apparently don't compete well with the chub. So again, I think the DWR did a good thing by treating the reservoir. This wasn't just a case of the DWR killing off the fish, this was a case of the DWR coming up with a completely new management strategy.
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