"considering the one sylvan are alot smaller by gentics"

I'd normally leave this one alone (considering the circumstances) but this is a rumor I've heard many times in central Alberta. The Sylvan whites are smaller due to food sources and habitat, not genetics. They were actually sourced from Pigeon Lake, which is another water body that has been known historically to have genetically small whitefish. Anyone fish Gull and appreciate the 20'' average fatty whitefish? They were moved into Gull from Pigeon in 1975 as well. The Sylvan whites however are by far the smallest and skinniest I've ever angled, not saying much though as I'm used to southern Alberta reservoir whites that average about 3 lbs and push 5-6 lbs fairly often. Great pike and walleye food when they're small though, probably why there's so many chubby large piscivorous fish in Sylvan (though walleye usually eat more shiners and perch than anything else).