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quote:Originally posted by Big Bob
Come on guys, we are talking about CARP!
What's wrong about talking about 5 to 8 pound cutties that used to inhabit this lake? Did you know that there was a creek on the N.W. end of Elk lake from which the old Fish and Game department took their cutthroat hatchery stock.
Now you have catfish, bass, perch, round tail rainbows and oh boy carp.
I am certain that with the "brain dead" mentality of some of our fellow citizens we will have carp comming to a lake near you in the not too distant future.
I have been saying this for years!!!! This lake has been taken to S@!#$t. I would be able to go to this lake and in a single morning be able to take Rainbows and Cutthroat to 27+". Now this does go back 20 years but fish then were plentiful and it was certainly because knowledge did not spread like wild fire. Over harvesting and over stocking has led Elk to be less than a trophy lake. It does have the nutrient levels to grow massive fish , but between user groups nothing effective can be agreed upon. Slowly the introduction of invasive species has occurred.No doubt some over zealous fisherman from back east yearning for those coarse fish of his younger years or even the specualtion that the CRD introduced these fish as a means to control an out of control milfoil problem. We are talking about a lake that provides training grounds to world renowned rowers. Rainbows would not be on their list of priorities. I could be wrong.
As far as the carp are concerned, well, we have been dealt with an unfortunate circumstance here. In stead of hanging up our rods, a few of us are adapting and making due with what we have.
I can assure you that I am not "Brain Dead"
HL