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I'm jut wondering if there are any areas in Oregon where you can catch Pike. If so, are there any nice sized ones?
Here's the reason behide my question.
Back in the 70's and 80's, Phillips Reservior of Eastern Oregon was a great trout fishery. Many fish in the 20+ inch sizes were caught out of there. It attracted many people and helped support the local economies. In the 80's sombody decided that they would illegally plant perch in there. The perch have done quite well in reproducing and taking over the lake.
One of the problems is that there are TOO MANY perch. Several attempts have been made restore the trout fishery to what it once was but all have failed. Phillips Reservoir will NEVER be the trout haven of days past.
Now I know a lot of people like to fish for perch and enjoy eating them. I don't have a problem with this. The problem with the perch is that do to the quantity of them, there isn't enough food for them to grow to any decent size. 6 inches or less seems to be the average.
A lot of people want what was to be again. I just don't see it happening. The perch will never allow it. I think the approprite response is that we need to look to the future and not to the past.
So how do we deal with the pest? We are now back to my original question. Is there a good Pike fishery in Oregon? I bet I know where we could start one. Why doesn't ODFW plant some into Phillips Reservior. They would surly find a good use for the perch in there.
But won't they eat the trout as well? Yes, they'd eat a lot of trout. But I'm not trying to make it a trout fishery again. I'd like it to become a world class Pike fishery.
Once they are planted, what then? How do we make it world class? Catch and Release is the answer. Catch all you want, just make sure to release them. Let them become toads. Let them become trophies.
After the fishery is established I'd imagine a limited catch would be ok. Maybe something like the regulation on keeping Sturgeon?
I'd like to see Phillip's Res. become a destination fishery again!
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What do you think?
Here's the reason behide my question.
Back in the 70's and 80's, Phillips Reservior of Eastern Oregon was a great trout fishery. Many fish in the 20+ inch sizes were caught out of there. It attracted many people and helped support the local economies. In the 80's sombody decided that they would illegally plant perch in there. The perch have done quite well in reproducing and taking over the lake.
One of the problems is that there are TOO MANY perch. Several attempts have been made restore the trout fishery to what it once was but all have failed. Phillips Reservoir will NEVER be the trout haven of days past.
Now I know a lot of people like to fish for perch and enjoy eating them. I don't have a problem with this. The problem with the perch is that do to the quantity of them, there isn't enough food for them to grow to any decent size. 6 inches or less seems to be the average.
A lot of people want what was to be again. I just don't see it happening. The perch will never allow it. I think the approprite response is that we need to look to the future and not to the past.
So how do we deal with the pest? We are now back to my original question. Is there a good Pike fishery in Oregon? I bet I know where we could start one. Why doesn't ODFW plant some into Phillips Reservior. They would surly find a good use for the perch in there.
But won't they eat the trout as well? Yes, they'd eat a lot of trout. But I'm not trying to make it a trout fishery again. I'd like it to become a world class Pike fishery.
Once they are planted, what then? How do we make it world class? Catch and Release is the answer. Catch all you want, just make sure to release them. Let them become toads. Let them become trophies.
After the fishery is established I'd imagine a limited catch would be ok. Maybe something like the regulation on keeping Sturgeon?
I'd like to see Phillip's Res. become a destination fishery again!
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What do you think?
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