Posted on 08/19/2011 2:37:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
But being as the feds and state would intervene,, they'll probably try poisoning them or sumthin'.. better to put a no catch limit and free fishing licenses for visitors..
How they got there? hmmm.. The Erie Canal angle is interesting.. and so are some invasive species..
largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish
Them are good eating fish. Not sure of them other kind.
How did they cross the continental divide?
Don’t tell anybody but, bass will eat trout too.
We’ve got smallmouth and trout in the same places here. Below the dam near my house I’ve caught smallmouth with one case and a brookie the next.
The mackinaw in Tahoe will love the food supply as much as any other predator fish.
Isn’t there some way that we can send those folks a billion or two to help them out with this unexpected crisis.
Oh, hey, couldn’t we give them some of that Obama money we sent to teach those Africans how to wash their privates after doing the wild-thing?
IIRC, it’s illegal to use game fish to catch other game fish, at least in Texas.
Personally I’d rather have the smallmouth.
As suggested in another case of this type, by another FReeper: let the state offer, say $10 apiece for each smallmouth bass caught in Lake Tahoe. The problem would be taken care of in short order.
That works out because the Brown Trout is an introduced (invasive) species too.
At what cost to the taxpayers?????
Common sense would be to contract with the Bass Masters Pro Tour officials and let the sponsors foot the bill for the bass removal.............
Fishing for small mouth bass is as good as it gets. They fight harder than large mouth bass. In my experience, they live in clear water, so I’m not buying that they reduce clarity.
Smallies are more fun to catch than trout.
http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/mountain_smallmouth.html
That’s my issue, around here trout and smallmouth are found in the same places.
Then they need to contact the Michigan DNR and ask them how Lake Charlevoix has become a fishing haven for not only bass but also lake trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, pike and now walleye..........along with all the small panfish such as perch, bluegills, etc...
A classic creating a crisis where none exists..........
It's almost impossible to reintroduce Cutthroat Trout where there is a large population of Rainbows Trout. They co-exist where there is a larger native Cutthroat population but with lots of crossbreeding.
And, being predators, each will eat the young of the other.
Equilibrium.
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