So let me get this straight.
We flyfishers want our lakes filled only with large aquatic
insect eating trout that we can catch and release. And when the lake
gets infested with spiny rays, we drop rotenone into the lake that
kills all our beloved trout and their food before it
kills some of the spiny rays. Hmmmm.
Yet, there are many lakes where equilibrium has been reached.
These lakes are full of large trout that eat both aquatic insects and
spiny ray fry and large bass that eat small trout and spiny ray fry.
These lakes are managed for all species and includes baitfishers,
geartossers and trollers - who, I believe, are a part of the overall
lake predator equilibrium. The good thing about these lakes are that
we flyfishers leave them alone. Hmmmm.
Leland.
