09-08-2014, 08:50 PM
[quote PBH][quote riverdog]It's all the organic matter that was at higher levels with initial flows. [/quote]
I guess the AZ Game and Fish missed that. Population density obviously is not the issue down there. I guess i was wrong.
wont this affect fish health, and not just size? All reports i've read state that fish health is good. Not sure what to think about all the reports stating population sizes being too high...[/quote]
I doubt AZ F&G missed that very basic detail that is well described. Population density is a big issue just not the sole issue. At this point you can't easily reproduce the higher nutrient waters the way you can manipulate the size of the fish population. It would clearly take changing both to begin to reproduce conditions of 40+ years ago. As far a fish health- the answer is no. For example the Pyramid Lake strain of Lahotan cutts on Pilot Peak were generally healthy even if less than 5% of their potential size in Pyramid Lake. Fish adaptation to less abundant food resources isn't comparable to what you see in mammals.
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I guess the AZ Game and Fish missed that. Population density obviously is not the issue down there. I guess i was wrong.
wont this affect fish health, and not just size? All reports i've read state that fish health is good. Not sure what to think about all the reports stating population sizes being too high...[/quote]
I doubt AZ F&G missed that very basic detail that is well described. Population density is a big issue just not the sole issue. At this point you can't easily reproduce the higher nutrient waters the way you can manipulate the size of the fish population. It would clearly take changing both to begin to reproduce conditions of 40+ years ago. As far a fish health- the answer is no. For example the Pyramid Lake strain of Lahotan cutts on Pilot Peak were generally healthy even if less than 5% of their potential size in Pyramid Lake. Fish adaptation to less abundant food resources isn't comparable to what you see in mammals.
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