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This is nothing against you, Nate, but I am glad you brought up Prairie Queen.Prairie Queen, Kramper, Summit.....they were all built by NRD's, not the Game, and Parks Department of Nebraska. But the Ne Game and Parks (interesting that there is no FISH in that name?) is more than happy to take credit for the success of those reservoirs, but if you take issue with litter or noise at the campground they are the first to send you to the NRD headquarters. Oh, and if you buy a Ne Game and Parks park sticker that's great, they will take your money happily, but if not don't worry, nobody is enforcing it at NRD/NGFP parks anyway. I'm sure that is the NRD's fault, too somehow.There are a lot of sportspeople in this state that would do well to not believe everything you read on the internet or hear at the coffee shop.I'm done now.
How many people travel to our state and spend money here for wipers that's why not Daryl
I have fished in Kansas for 30 years now, both open water and ice fishing. I too, am concerned about the Wiper stocking program, fun to catch? Yes, but they have definitely had an impact on other fisheries. I'd like to know what time of year the stomach content studies were done? If after the shad hatch of course they are more likely to be full of those, but no one can tell me that if a school of Wipers come upon a school of stocked walleye fry that they won't make short order of them also, as well as many other fingerling fish. Not sure what both the Kansas and Nebraska Game and Parks fascination is these days with stocking Wipers in any size body of water that will hold them. Love to fish for white bass at Milford Lake, last May we were catching 20:1 Wipers to white bass and the whites were thin and smallish in size. I understand cycles, food chain, carrying capacity, etc… I think it's time to slow down on some of the Wiper stocking in Kansas for sure, some days they are just a plain nuisance when targeting other fish. I used to be quick to report violaters when seeing them take too many of them, now I'm getting to the point where I want to just turn the other way and ignore it. One other question I do have, if both perch and northern pike are cool water fish, and pike are natural predators of perch; why aren't yellow perch being stocked in the same lakes that contain pike. I have ice fished one or two lakes in Nebraska with pike and no perch, the other panfish seem to be thriving there, plenty of food, deep enough water, flats and structure for both hiding from predators and searching for prey, just an observation? I have traveled to North Dakota quite a few times now and don't see much difference between some of those lakes and some of the lakes I've fished in both Kansas and Nebraska. Water temperature shouldn't be an issue if the pike are thriving there already.
Now those are some nice perch, congrats! After reading all the posts in this thread I was making an observation in my post. I think it's ok to question the fish and game department from time to time to gain insight into what their thoughts and reasons behind certain management practices are? That way we as sportsmen get a better understanding of both there logic behind them and how to better fish these waters for the species available. It doesn't have to turn nasty and become a name calling fight. I think they are doing a fairly good job, but as sportsmen and taxpayers we should be able to voice an opinion as to what we're seeing and experiencing at the lakes we fish. And just to add; I'm not a guy that goes out a couple weekends a year to wet a line, I probably fish 100 days a year on average all across the midwest.
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I have followed this post from the beginning when MR. B posted the article in Nebraskaland magazine.......by the way one of the best magazines in the business. There is a common trend that has developed in this forum and others and it is usually started by the same individuals over and over. We are blessed to have a representative like Mr. Bauer who is out there publicly defending/explaining the position of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission. Why does he have to continuously defend the agency and its positions? Is it his or the agency's fault that 90% of the states population is in the Eastern third of the state? Is it his or the agency's fault that the eastern third of the state does not have sand bottom ponds, lakes and reservoirs? Is it his or the agency's fault that there are limited funds that are appropriated by politicians who more than likely are not outdoors people and could care less whether the agency has funds to operate properly? Mr. Bauer I thank you for your continued effort to educate and promote the outdoors in great State of Nebraska and I apologize for the BALONEY that you have to take by being out there for the people to complain to! If the people that have such a problem with the NGPC try and be part of the solution. Write your state senator, write to the newspaper, write the NGPC and express your concerns. In the end there are a few factors that make all of the difference, funding, landscape & population. Once again Thank You Mr. Bauer and Mr. Wagner and all of the folks at NGPC! If you folks that will never be happy do not like it MOVE!
you know Bauer you are so full of it. I live at Big Mac. When I was a kid we caught kokanee in the lake and crappie and perch and huge rainbow trout. Then the G and P in all there wisdom and knowledge put stripers in the lake then the populations of the money fish went down.The lake turned and a tempature inversion the kokanee died the stripers ate all the trout and panfish . So the G and P stocked awiles and gizzard shad. The stripers died off an no one caught any thing thru the 90,s and the scubadivers were blamed for killing all the walleyes plenty of stuff written in papers and nebraskaland magazine. Same S$$$ on the refuge Hackberry was a perfect lake now you cant buy a perch or bluegill you can get a pike. Wonder where all the panfish went. All the refuge lakes had fresh water shrimp or scuds they were gone for years but we saw them last year on Pelican and Dewey. Now we don't see the fisheries trucks of South Dakota up there as much. Game and parks are in it for the money when they get a lake going with panfish you seine it and sell or trade the fish to other states. Deny it Daryl all you want you are a phony . I have worked for Nebraska G and P. Its all about money.