Suckers in pothole dams have a more legitimate claim to the water than trout -- I do not know of a single natural, year-round stream in central Alberta that does not have suckers, shiners, or chub.
Regards suckers as food, from cold water they are genuinely rich and tasty. They have that fishy taste like herring etc. so it isn't for everyone, but they are very good.
Run a check on the diet of the sucker and you'll see that it's not really any different from a trout except that trout are more predatory and eat more of their own fry -- look at the sucker's snout and you'll see it's no threat to anything but the deadest and smallest fry.
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