04-26-2005, 10:25 PM
[reply]
...What i dont understand is why they dont plant shiner minnows or shad or some othe kind of bait fish to feed the preditors in D.C. or even yuba instead of having perch be the main prey... [/reply]
I agree it would be nice. But one of the main reasons this is so difficult is because of federal regulations regarding the "introduction of non-native species". The tree huggers don't like it, and there are all kinds of hoops and red tape that have to be jumped through and over in order to get "permission". Unfortunately this usually ends up killing the proposal due to administration cost or whatever reason. The DWR once wanted to put gizzard shad in Yuba, and were actually in the planning stages of the project (according to Tom P.), but were apparently never able to make it happen. Too bad.
[walleye]
...What i dont understand is why they dont plant shiner minnows or shad or some othe kind of bait fish to feed the preditors in D.C. or even yuba instead of having perch be the main prey... [/reply]
I agree it would be nice. But one of the main reasons this is so difficult is because of federal regulations regarding the "introduction of non-native species". The tree huggers don't like it, and there are all kinds of hoops and red tape that have to be jumped through and over in order to get "permission". Unfortunately this usually ends up killing the proposal due to administration cost or whatever reason. The DWR once wanted to put gizzard shad in Yuba, and were actually in the planning stages of the project (according to Tom P.), but were apparently never able to make it happen. Too bad.
[walleye]