Alberta needs to stock European perch
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I'm thinking Alberta needs to get some European perch brood stock and start stocking them instead of walleye. Would be more exciting to catch than the walleye we stock.
This is a beauty caught recently. 3.10 kilos (6.8 pounds). 49.5 cm. To think these perch go to 8 pounds. Wow |
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I suspect giant perch with nothing to eat would not be a lot different from Pike and Walleye with nothing to eat.
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There's lots of invasive species we could transplant how about some Xander or giant goldfish.
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That's it gonna have to start using the 3-4 inch CIL EXPLO lures.
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I believe they stocked Zander in Minnesota.
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Serious question, do they taste like our perch?
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I'd say anytime we introduce (purposely or otherwise) and invasive species into our watersheds it becomes an issue.
Heck I'd love to catch Muskies, European Perch, etc... but would be very cautious when considering the potential impact to our native species. In fact, we have trouble managing our native species alone. I can't see this being anything but a $#!t show. |
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European lakes have many more species than Canadian lakes,as does the US. They seem to manage fine. The UK transplanted,Zander and Wells catfish years ago,both species coexist with the native fish.
Lets face it without some of our introduced fish we would be hard pressed.Browns,Rainbows,Brookies and to a certain extent Walleye were not native until we stocked them. Many are now the mainstay of many fisheries. |
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Browns, Rainbows are introduced. They are not native. Brooks are native to the east only, introduced to the west. Bulls, Cutts and Lakers are native. Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Strugeon (white and lake), as well as Whitefish (inconnu and ciscoes, lake and mountain whites) as well are native. There a bunch more and long list of natives like grayling, etc.. |
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The exact opposite of the rainbow/steelhead. Rainbows and Steelheads are genetically identical with only a small (and recent deviation) which is largely indiscernible (the same species) derived from sea run "steelhead" (anadromous) meaning both sea and fresh water like "most" other salmon but after the ice age some steelhead were cut off from the ocean. These are now known as "rainbows" - but are the same fish. The sea run steelhead are obviously much larger, having more forage. Same issue with Sockeye and Kokanee. The problem is they took these "Rainbows" ploped them over on this side of the continental divide where they were never native. Now they range all over the world. They have nearly destroyed our native cutthroats. Over 90% of the cutties we catch have rainbow genetics in them - there are only a handful of watersheds with pure cutties left on the planet. Most of these are single streams/drainages sadly. |
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I believe the Athabasca strain is native to the Athabasca river system and was the only strain native to a watershed east of the Rockies. This is a great book on the topic, for those interested. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2ea9159489.jpg SS |
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But I would be happy enough with some solid pike management and some stocking of forage |
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As for big pike a 40” is 20years old so an over x size limit is not helping but harvest to achieve balance according to available forage is needed. But let’s stop there before we start beating a dead horse lol |
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Warm lake with lots of whitefish to eat.... WDF |
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20years is just what one study concluded for Ontario and you will likely find variations throughout different regions or even bodies of water Things like fatty forage, genetics and temperature all play a role. This can vary even with a string of years with above average or below average conditions. Some fish within a body of water also will exceed the average growth compared to others in the same body of water. Nothing is absolutely consistent Regardless big pike take time to reach that size |
I fish a lake that's full of Scuds,only ever seen, or caught pike there. They are stuffed with the little critters.Have caught them close to 25 lbs.My son caught a monster 46 inches long.
I have kept a few,all stuffed with... you guessed it scuds.Some of these fish were up to 15 lbs. Now they are stocking it with Walleye fry,what the hell will they eat. |
So here is a question? Does AB have any programs like the CFIP (community fisheries involvement program) where local angling groups, clubs etc volunteer to run makeshift temporary hatcheries and raise fish in ponds, creeks etc for stocking in their local areas? When I lived in North Bay, Ont I was a member of the North Bay Hunters and Anglers Association and each year we captured walleye and milked them then raised the fry to about 1.5" length in rearing ponds. We would then seine net them out of the ponds and stock them in various area waters. We also did a ounaniche (atlantic salmon) program where the MNR supplied the eggs and in the first season or two streamside trays for the eggs to hatch in, then we raised enough $ to purchase our own equipment. The fry could be released later into the stream they were raised in to make their way downstream to the lake the stream emptied into to try to produce fish that may eventually return and hopefully establish a reoccurring run of spawning salmon. There was programs of these types all over Ontario and being volunteer run it cut alot of cost to the MNR and provided more space to raise fish and many waters and communities benefit from it. The Great Lakes Salmon stocking is a prime example as many volunteer organizations raise and stock salmon to stock in addition to what the MNR could or would supply. Food for thought?
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Closest I could find ACA and AFGA Alberta would definitely benefit for an angler organization that volunteered and fundraised for Alberta’s fisheries. |
More invasive species is generally not the answer.
Better management of fisheries and anglers is. Let's stop putting the cart before the horse and looking at band aid solutions. Previous overfishing, liberal kill limits (10 walleye a day in the good ol' days), and habitat destruction are the major issues. Let's keep the focus where it should be folks. Smitty |
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