MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
He can use his own poles but he needs to have his name on each rod setup if using more than two, same with you
my question is what is the over all perch population in Hattie or twin buttes. has any studies be done in last couple of year, any plans on stocking any or habit improvement. I remember the good ol days of hattie and twin buttes and would love to see these fisheries back to the glory days.
What are the chances of North Crow res being managed as a trophy tiger Muskie fishery? 1 fish over 36" minimum? It seems that Wyoming is missing out on a true trophy tiger Muskie fishery.
Dear Dirty P,Our Fish Management Crew samples both Lake Hattie and Twin Buttes Reservoir on a frequent basis to continually evaluate our stocking strategies and the overall "health" of the fishery, i.e. average length, weight, condition of fish species present. We sample at the same sites and use the same gear every time we sample so our results are comparable across years. In terms of specific studies on Yellow Perch, there have not been any completed, but we have been tracking their relative abundance over the last number of decades through our regular sampling. Two strong year classes in 2003 and 2004 contributed to the strong Yellow Perch fishery in 2006 and 2007. It is possible the strong 2004 year class created an overabundance of Yellow Perch ≥ 8 and ≤ 9 inches, which was evident in the 2007 and 2008 samples. The consecutive strong Yellow Perch year-classes in 2003 and 2004 may have be competing for the same food resources, creating this bottle neck of 8-9 inch perch. The data supports the fact, just like other Yellow Perch fisheries, that the Lake Hattie Yellow Perch population exhibits variable recruitment, which leads to an inconsistent fishery. Another factor that may have caused a drastic reduction in the Yellow Perch population was the dramatic increase in the water level at Lake Hattie. Based on our sampling data the relative abundance of perch remained consistent from 2004 through 2010, but the 2011 data showed a dramatic decline in perch numbers, which corresponds to an increase of >30 vertical feet of water added to the reservoir. The reservoir water level has remained somewhat consistent since then and our sampling data in 2015 showed an increase in the numbers of perch in the reservoir, with nearly half of the Yellow Perch captured in sampling gear in 2015 were >12 inches. If these large adults can reproduce successfully in enough numbers that some juvenile perch can survive to a size to escape predation, there may be an increase the in perch population over the next couple of years. Twin Buttes Reservoir receives its water from Lake Hattie and will get perch when there are enough numbers in Lake Hattie that enough perch get sucked down the canal and enter Twin Buttes. Habitat improvement in Lake Hattie is very difficult to plan for with the variable water levels and habitat structures added to the reservoir would take up storage space for water which the water rights are held by the Pioneer Canal District and Wheatland Irrigation District. Hope this helps a little bit, if you have further questions or what to discuss this more, feel free to send me a message on this site.Sincerely,WGFDFishBioLaramie
Why don't we have more family friendly fun fish to catch in the south west part of the state I know we want a trophy trout area but what would it hurt to have bluegill and crappie to catch especially in Bridger pond and big Sandy
Also what's the resent plan on catfish.
Is there any food for the walleye in Hawk Springs? What is the condition of the walleye. Does the high angler pressure fish the lake out? It was very poor for a long time, then the water came back and it was very good for two years. Been dead again for about two years.
And what happened to small mouth in Bridger pond?
This is not a question so I'm breaking the rules... But I just wanted to thank the Game and Fish and the individuals who answer our questions on here. We are fortunate to be able to reach out to them on a forum like this and ask them questions... I really appreciate it and I know everyone else does too - so thank you!!!!