The water chemistry does not support a population of zooplankton that would enable a strong population of minnows. Therefore, there is a very limited prey population to support the walleye. That is why the walleye never got over about 17" skinny runts. If there ever was any reproduction, cannibalism would be a huge factor.
The huge burbot population has also been vastly decreased.
Just because there is water doesn't mean you can stock walleye and they will be successful.
That is why the plan was to switch to trout so they could eat the scuds and other invertebrates.
Need more liberal pike/walleye limits to keep the predator numbers down.
Also would help to stock a larger size of trout
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