12-15-2005, 07:40 PM
[reply]If a lake was in trouble with the trout numbers they would just replant the trout WELL.... why not do it with the perch?????
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Because these "dieoffs" are exactly what the lakes need; they are not "in trouble". Without these fish kills, the perch populations would stunt and you end up with the same problem Fish Lake has--lots and lots and lots and lots of little perch with no big ones. These fish kills are good for the lakes because they thin the herd so-to-speak. Because the number of perch has been reduced, the number of large fish will increase.
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Because these "dieoffs" are exactly what the lakes need; they are not "in trouble". Without these fish kills, the perch populations would stunt and you end up with the same problem Fish Lake has--lots and lots and lots and lots of little perch with no big ones. These fish kills are good for the lakes because they thin the herd so-to-speak. Because the number of perch has been reduced, the number of large fish will increase.
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