That's a good write up. Didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing
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What a great report. Thanks!
I too believe a rotenone application is what is required.
Since the presence of aquatic vegetation is thought to be an important factor in buffering the effects of algae blooms, and the carp are thought to have denuded the lake of aquatic vegetation, then, if both are correct, the best (and only?) way to effectively address the underlying problem is to remove the carp. Extensive past efforts would lead one to conclude that something else needs to be done. The range of options appears to pretty much come down to 1) kill off the carp and start fresh ; or 2) keep doing the same.
Unfortunately, using rotenone is not in the cards. I have been told that a rotenone application is not possible at this time because there is an annual review and then a long permitting process. Plus, there's an expectation that public perception would likely prevent such a project.
So, for the coming year, some smaller surplus trout are going to be stocked in the Fall and the normal stocking of 3,000ish "catchables" will take place in March. The only option that seems to be available right now is to keep doing the same, close our eyes, and hope like hell that the same thing doesn't happen again.
What did Einstein say about the definition of insanity..?
I too believe a rotenone application is what is required.
Since the presence of aquatic vegetation is thought to be an important factor in buffering the effects of algae blooms, and the carp are thought to have denuded the lake of aquatic vegetation, then, if both are correct, the best (and only?) way to effectively address the underlying problem is to remove the carp. Extensive past efforts would lead one to conclude that something else needs to be done. The range of options appears to pretty much come down to 1) kill off the carp and start fresh ; or 2) keep doing the same.
Unfortunately, using rotenone is not in the cards. I have been told that a rotenone application is not possible at this time because there is an annual review and then a long permitting process. Plus, there's an expectation that public perception would likely prevent such a project.
So, for the coming year, some smaller surplus trout are going to be stocked in the Fall and the normal stocking of 3,000ish "catchables" will take place in March. The only option that seems to be available right now is to keep doing the same, close our eyes, and hope like hell that the same thing doesn't happen again.
What did Einstein say about the definition of insanity..?
Very interesting link. The one thing that stood out to me was:
Ooops.
I'd love to find out more about the analysis that went into stocking 8 fish per acre, and who did the analysis... the Island County Noxious Weed Board? What the hell do they know about managing a fishery?
From Jerry's write up, the problem (Brazilian elodea) had already been eliminated with flouridone before the carp were introduced - what genius(es) decided 8 per acre were needed to take care of a problem that didn't actually exist at the time?
LOVE the spear fishing idea. I'll bet it could impact the numbers. Certainly better than 37 fish in 4 years.
My apologies for missing the link in the OP's original post.
That said, there is some good educational info in the above link.
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