Food for thought

A voice of reason. Hopefully, more will be heard from and  total collapse will not occur. Thanks, Lucky- good stuff.

All true and the fish eating the year class missing are already in the water. Just hedging bets with reductions as last years class was a bumper. Then there is the lake trout debate.........
All this down to the pictures was in the prior meetings

Thanks for passing along 13 .
Here is my view and responses . This is a regurgitation of what the state officials post as their reasoning . If you mass produce a product , it will become accepted .
Natural reproduction , harsh winters , low forage .
The questions , experiences , suggestions and concerns have been presented from the fisher side . The drum keeps beating the same tone from the management side .
Am I saying who is right or who is wrong , I have my opinions and have expressed them to those beating drums .

I will share some of them here once again :
1.There is an imbalance in the lake , no question .
2. This imbalance did not occur in the just past 2 harsh winters as cited .
3. The lake ecosystem has changed dramatically as to clarity and invasives, yet this does not seem to be the focal point .
4. To point natural reproduction of pacific salmon as the "wild card " imbalance towards the " control " factor is absurd and unproven . Where are these 6 million fish predator fish !
5. I think they - SOL have no idea and are grasping for support in the decisions .

Conversation worth discussing but until the blinders come off , it's a mis managed fishery in all aspects from my rose colored specks .
If people who make the most of what "it is what it is " and are happy then my voice is no more of a whisp of dust .

The bait didn't even get a chance to spawn during the big drought a few decades ago.
Don't recall if that was only one or more seasons.
Mighta been back around 85 or 6.
Couldn't even get boats outa some marinas-
Do remember 'old hickory'  writing  of bait problems  though.
Similar ??- unless it was only the one season.
Anyone recall ??
 
schizamm I'm gettin old and forgetfull.

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/Home/Topics/FishSpecies/Details.aspx?PostID=362
 The article 13 posted made a reference to the mussel problems, but Ontario apparently is a little more nutrient rich, at least right now.

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The bait didn't even get a chance to spawn during the big drought a few decades ago.
Don't recall if that was only one or more seasons.
Mighta been back around 85 or 6.
Couldn't even get boats outa some marinas-
Do remember 'old hickory'  writing  of bait problems  though.
Similar ??- unless it was only the one season.
Anyone recall ??
 
schizamm I'm gettin old and forgetfull.

 
Old Hickory brings back da ole timez memories.