04-24-2011, 10:16 AM
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[#0000ff]I acknowledged his post and supported his position on releasing walleyes in Willard on his second post[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is what I wrote there:[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]"After popping off about the Utah Lake walleyes I probably should clarify that I totally agree with you on helping out the Willard fish. I have fished Willard walleyes since the 1970s and have seen a lot of changes in their populations and in their feeding habits. In the "olden days"...before wipers and shad...walleyes dined heavily on the abundant crappies. They reproduced faster and they grew bigger faster. When the limit was 6 fish with only two over 20 inches it was rare to catch a walleye under 20 inches. And there were trips that we caught at least 20 to 30 fish apiece to end up with a couple of 5 pounders...throwing back lots of bigger fish.[#000000]
[/#000000][#0000ff]The drought years of the early 2000's, together with the big "suck out" a couple of years later reduced the walleye population in Willard a lot. They are coming back well...and will probably have a heavy population again within a couple of years. But until they do it stands to reason that every spawning female can play a role in the comeback.[/#0000ff][#000000]
[/#000000][#0000ff]Still, the matter of keeping or not keeping a big fish is up to the individual. A lot of anglers are not nearly as focused on building a fishery as taking home a big fish to show off and eat."[/#0000ff][#000000] [/#000000]
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[#0000ff]You have no credibility.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I acknowledged his post and supported his position on releasing walleyes in Willard on his second post[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is what I wrote there:[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]"After popping off about the Utah Lake walleyes I probably should clarify that I totally agree with you on helping out the Willard fish. I have fished Willard walleyes since the 1970s and have seen a lot of changes in their populations and in their feeding habits. In the "olden days"...before wipers and shad...walleyes dined heavily on the abundant crappies. They reproduced faster and they grew bigger faster. When the limit was 6 fish with only two over 20 inches it was rare to catch a walleye under 20 inches. And there were trips that we caught at least 20 to 30 fish apiece to end up with a couple of 5 pounders...throwing back lots of bigger fish.[#000000]
[/#000000][#0000ff]The drought years of the early 2000's, together with the big "suck out" a couple of years later reduced the walleye population in Willard a lot. They are coming back well...and will probably have a heavy population again within a couple of years. But until they do it stands to reason that every spawning female can play a role in the comeback.[/#0000ff][#000000]
[/#000000][#0000ff]Still, the matter of keeping or not keeping a big fish is up to the individual. A lot of anglers are not nearly as focused on building a fishery as taking home a big fish to show off and eat."[/#0000ff][#000000] [/#000000]
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[#0000ff]You have no credibility.[/#0000ff]
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