10-15-2019, 03:21 PM
[quote k2muskie] I'm very optimistic that folks who were negative Nancie's on the stocking of both these species will be pleasantly surprised. Guess we'll see...way better than spending hundred of thousands of dollars killing it off with rotenone every 10 years and starting over to end up with the same results meaning chub problems.
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Wait a minute...I don't recall ANYONE being against the stocking of wipers and tiger musky. In fact, I think everyone is in favor of those species. I know I was, and still am.
My concerns were simply:
A. will wipers work? Wipers had previously never been tried in a lake at elevations as high as Scofield. Only time will tell if they work. I, for one, am optimistic that they will work.
B. Time. Again, as has been pointed out numerous times: Why wait?? Why did we wait? Why are we still waiting? Why do we not have a wonderful fishery right now? We could have had the same (better?) result by simply poisoning the fishery once (fall), immediately restock with wipers and tm (late fall) and be sitting right here having the same conversation about 20+" wipers in the nets 1 year later! AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE 5 (10?) YEARS AGO!
Instead, we are still being overly optimistic about Scofield being a great fishery IN THE FUTURE. I think it will, as most of you do as well. I just wish it already was.
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But that’s my .02[/quote]
Wait a minute...I don't recall ANYONE being against the stocking of wipers and tiger musky. In fact, I think everyone is in favor of those species. I know I was, and still am.
My concerns were simply:
A. will wipers work? Wipers had previously never been tried in a lake at elevations as high as Scofield. Only time will tell if they work. I, for one, am optimistic that they will work.
B. Time. Again, as has been pointed out numerous times: Why wait?? Why did we wait? Why are we still waiting? Why do we not have a wonderful fishery right now? We could have had the same (better?) result by simply poisoning the fishery once (fall), immediately restock with wipers and tm (late fall) and be sitting right here having the same conversation about 20+" wipers in the nets 1 year later! AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE 5 (10?) YEARS AGO!
Instead, we are still being overly optimistic about Scofield being a great fishery IN THE FUTURE. I think it will, as most of you do as well. I just wish it already was.
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