12-28-2004, 08:25 PM
Poisoning Johnson is not the answer, at least not yet. You have to fix the problem first. Poisoning it now, would only result in a couple years of success. Suckers, and perch would quickly re-populate the lake.
Water quality is the single biggest factor in the quality of fishing in Johnson Res. Fix the water quality, then move on towards creating a fishery. Johson is a very large (surface area), shallow lake (like Utah Lake). It get's drawn down by irrigation use every summer. When the wind blows, the lake quickly turns to chocolate milk. The trout (and muskie) quickly make for better water (7 mile, Lake creek, Fremont). Figure out a way to keep the water level high, and prevent irrigation use, and you might fix the fishery.
Many people talk about Johnson Reservoir and the fishery that it once was. They only remember those good years that occurred in between all the bad. It is no different today than it was 20 years ago. The only difference is that is has been a number of years since the last poisoning. Poisoning is only a temporary solution to the problem, and not a very good one at that.
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Water quality is the single biggest factor in the quality of fishing in Johnson Res. Fix the water quality, then move on towards creating a fishery. Johson is a very large (surface area), shallow lake (like Utah Lake). It get's drawn down by irrigation use every summer. When the wind blows, the lake quickly turns to chocolate milk. The trout (and muskie) quickly make for better water (7 mile, Lake creek, Fremont). Figure out a way to keep the water level high, and prevent irrigation use, and you might fix the fishery.
Many people talk about Johnson Reservoir and the fishery that it once was. They only remember those good years that occurred in between all the bad. It is no different today than it was 20 years ago. The only difference is that is has been a number of years since the last poisoning. Poisoning is only a temporary solution to the problem, and not a very good one at that.
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