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[crazy]I'm really surprised this post was moved to the Off Topic Board, as I know it is fishing related and I really was hoping for a little more feedback on this subject. Was someone upset that I brought this up so they moved it to where it would be less visible. Something as important as the walleye fishery at Willard should be as important to all fishermen as it is to myself. I'm not trying to piss anybody off I just would like for all other fishermen to understand the importance of the walleye in Willard and that it needs to be preseved
Feel the walleye rush!
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[cool][#0000ff]I too am surprised the thread was moved. Hard to understand what the current standards are these days. Non-fishing threads remain on the board for days and fishing-related posts are swept away within hours...to other boards that very few people ever bother to check.[/#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.[/#0000ff]
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[#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]
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[#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]
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The best I can figure out is that you accidentally started the thread on this forum and one of the moderators intended to move it to the fishing forum for you but somehow it didn't happen.
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]Very well said TD, THANK YOU!