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Originally Posted by Brandonkop
No predators, no walleye, little competition. They eat mostly blood worms, and juvenile perch. At least thats what they've spit up when I've caught them. Its a river fed Reservoir probably muddy bottom. Large areas of shallow flats and then the river channel ranges from 20 to 60 feet deep. So pretty much the perch are everywhere. No winter kill.
The killed this lake off over 10 years ago, poisoned the whole thing and then restocked stunted perch from another lake. This is what happens. So its those first few year classes that are growing big because there weren't much for numbers in the lake then. Who knows how long this will continue. Hasn't always been like this.
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Won't last long. Perch live 7 years. Without predation stunting is around the corner.
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It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself. Charles Darwin
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