Rockport Perch Jerkin' 8-23-22 (With Video)

[wiperhunter2]

  I'm not sure if the DWR are still stocking those sterile eyes at echo but if they are, that could be what those guys are catching.

My understanding is that some of the "sterile" planters turned out to be viable spawners...and there is now natural (uncontrolled) stocking.  The other possibility is that there is some bucket biology going on to "help" DWR.  That is the reason for the mandatory keep and kill.  But too late.  There have been reports of seeing large schools of young (unstocked) walleyes in the shallows.  Good for walleye fans but vexing to DWR. 

As I have said before...you can't manage the unmanageable.  I hope they don't break out the rotenone just to return Echo to another trout only environment.  Now if they could find something that was specific to killing only the carp I could go along with that.  But leave the perch, smallies, crappies, catfish and walleyes alone.  Anglers shall not live by trout alone.  Thus sayeth TubeDude.

I'm fine with eyes in Echo and I see no problem with trout and eyes being in the same lake, they seem to do fine in Starvation. I would hope before the DWR makes any decision on if they are going to take any more action against eyes being in Echo, that they ask fisher folks for our opinion. I think it's cool to see eyes in a clear water lake,other than Starvation.