05-26-2016, 10:43 PM
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[#0000FF]The one issue I did not address on adding artificial structure...of any kind...is the views of the lake owners and the downstream water users' associations. They have proven very inflexible on many waters about putting anything into their waters that could even remotely cause water quality problems or increase liability to anyone using their facilities. We live in a litigious society and some folks would go out of their way to arrange a frivolous lawsuit for out of court settlement. Doesn't sound serious to us, but to their lawyers they don't want to leave any openings.
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I don't know any water owners around that area, but I doubt that chemicals from introducing structure is the issue, but then again I never met a water share holder from there. I think the greater issue in that problem is the red tape the army corps of engineers put in place for our reservoirs. Its tough enough tape that water managers and state parks would rather just leave it alone.
As far as introducing sterile walleye, I was thinking about the history of Starvation and how it may apply to Jordanelle. Correct me if I'm wrong on my starvation history. Its been I while since I had a starvation lesson.
-chubs were overrunning the lake and competing with trout.
-predatory fish including smallies were introduced as chub control, but didn't work very well.
-perch we're introduced and hammered the chubs.
-chubs no longer plentiful, perch population suffered and cycles according to available good
-walleye introduced to eat up perch
-perch got bigger with diverse age classes,walleye thrived, bass and trout doing good, everybody's happy
How adding more mouths made this work I don't really know. Perhaps adding a top predator that would effectively eat small smb and perch allowed other forage bases to recuperate.
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[#0000FF]The one issue I did not address on adding artificial structure...of any kind...is the views of the lake owners and the downstream water users' associations. They have proven very inflexible on many waters about putting anything into their waters that could even remotely cause water quality problems or increase liability to anyone using their facilities. We live in a litigious society and some folks would go out of their way to arrange a frivolous lawsuit for out of court settlement. Doesn't sound serious to us, but to their lawyers they don't want to leave any openings.
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I don't know any water owners around that area, but I doubt that chemicals from introducing structure is the issue, but then again I never met a water share holder from there. I think the greater issue in that problem is the red tape the army corps of engineers put in place for our reservoirs. Its tough enough tape that water managers and state parks would rather just leave it alone.
As far as introducing sterile walleye, I was thinking about the history of Starvation and how it may apply to Jordanelle. Correct me if I'm wrong on my starvation history. Its been I while since I had a starvation lesson.
-chubs were overrunning the lake and competing with trout.
-predatory fish including smallies were introduced as chub control, but didn't work very well.
-perch we're introduced and hammered the chubs.
-chubs no longer plentiful, perch population suffered and cycles according to available good
-walleye introduced to eat up perch
-perch got bigger with diverse age classes,walleye thrived, bass and trout doing good, everybody's happy
How adding more mouths made this work I don't really know. Perhaps adding a top predator that would effectively eat small smb and perch allowed other forage bases to recuperate.
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