White bass

[cat_man]

The white bass would boil a lot more in Utah Lake, but I think the problem is that their really isn't a base of forage fish there. They can eat the young of any species, especially carp or chubs, however by fall most are too big to eat for the average Utah Lake/Jordan River white bass. If there were shad or something like that in Utah Lake, then I think that the white bass would herd them much as the stripers/wipers do. I would love to see Utah Lake stocked with some sort of shad or other forage fish to give the bass, walleye and catfish populations a boost. I doubt it will happen, for one huge reason: The June Sucker. There is fear that the shad would compete with young June Suckers for food, further endangering them. Maybe someday the June Suckers will die out completely, then Utah Lake can be managed for sport fish a little better.
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