02-07-2009, 12:53 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Quit relying on books and spend more time on Utah waters...observing what REALLY happens. The perch spawn in EARLY spring, while the runoff is coming in and FILLING the lakes...not after the water users begin draining the lakes for irrigation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On most perch waters you can see large clouds of perch fry in the shallows long before the lakes start dropping.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The species that are most impacted by dropping water levels are the warm water fish like bass and bluegill, which build nests in shallow water in the early summer. But, even then, there is usually enough water still coming into the lake from tributaries that they will not drop more than a few inches in one week. The major water level drops usually occur in late summer, when irrigation needs are highest and inflow is lowest. By that time all species have long since spawned.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The only record you have set straight is that you like to spout unfounded opinions. You need to complete your degree in fisheries biology and spend more time in on-the-water research before telling more experienced anglers "how it is".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On most perch waters you can see large clouds of perch fry in the shallows long before the lakes start dropping.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The species that are most impacted by dropping water levels are the warm water fish like bass and bluegill, which build nests in shallow water in the early summer. But, even then, there is usually enough water still coming into the lake from tributaries that they will not drop more than a few inches in one week. The major water level drops usually occur in late summer, when irrigation needs are highest and inflow is lowest. By that time all species have long since spawned.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The only record you have set straight is that you like to spout unfounded opinions. You need to complete your degree in fisheries biology and spend more time in on-the-water research before telling more experienced anglers "how it is".[/#0000ff]
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