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    Hi Craig,

    I read on this forum there is\was a project underway to remove trash fish from Toronto. Do you know if this also applied to Fall River?
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    Jacking the thread but he is doin fall river and one other lake in that area, can't remember which one
    why do today what you can put off til tomorrow, go fishing instead!!!

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    On the kdwp website under lake fishing report both Toronto and Fall River say they are removing rough fish.
    It's not duck season so I have to do something... :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by HairyVetch View Post
    Hi Craig,

    I read on this forum there is\was a project underway to remove trash fish from Toronto. Do you know if this also applied to Fall River?

    HV,

    I spoke with Carson Cox, KDWPT Fisheries Biologist for Toronto/Fall River to get you an answer. Carson said that the commercial fisherman has been spending most of his time on Toronto Reservoir and that he has only set once at Fall River. Both lakes are on the list for roughfish removal. Carson also provided the table and narrative detailing the roughfish removal project at Toronto. I thought you may find the harvest numbers interesting. We don't have a shortage of roughfish in our Kansas reservoirs!






    Table 1. Pounds of Rough Fish Removed by Week at Toronto Reservoir

    Week Beginning Bigmouth Buffalo Smallmouth Buffalo Common Carp Gar Freshwater Drum
    7/18/2011 190 1,640 190 0 0
    7/25/2011 2,600 755 250 0 0
    8/1/2011 4,590 525 210 0 0
    8/8/2011 1,200 200 40 0 0
    8/15/2011 300 150 45 15 0
    8/22/2011 2,050 470 86 22 3
    8/29/2011 1,000 100 82 50 0
    9/5/2011 550 800 210 10 205
    9/12/2011 425 1,400 340 100 128
    9/19/2011 1,275 1,635 345 270 156
    9/26/2011 1,000 235 35 40 40
    10/3/2011 1,070 780 260 250 90
    10/10/2011 1,200 600 290 80 40
    10/17/2011 1,075 650 180 210 8
    10/24/2011 2,190 1,150 245 1,110 55
    10/31/2011 1,015 470 160 235 19
    11/7/2011 1,000 300 105 50 15
    11/14/2011 1,500 1,185 170 175 30
    11/21/2011 1,000 100 0 0 10
    11/28/2011 1,300 750 148 150 23
    12/5/2011 680 485 33 130 10
    TOTAL
    27,210 14,380 3,424 2,897 832


    Rough fish were removed from Toronto Reservoir beginning the week of July 18, 2011 through the end of the year with trammel nets. A total of 48,743 pounds of rough fish were removed from the reservoir. That represented a total reduction in biomass of 17.4 pounds per acre. The objective of rough fish removal was to improve water quality and to enhance the sport fish population. By comparison, after three years of rough fish removal from Marion Reservoir, 89 pounds per acre were removed which resulted in improvement of fish condition and reduction in blue green algae blooms. Although any reduction in biomass of rough fish was beneficial to water quality and sport fish populations, continued harvest is necessary to recognize substantial improvement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Craig Johnson View Post
    The objective of rough fish removal was to improve water quality and to enhance the sport fish population.
    I would rather catch carp and gar than most of the sport fish. As usual, though, the Kansas fisheries department didn't ask my opinion.

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    Thanks for the update. In the last few years it seems like Fall River is overrun with gar. Hopefully they getback to that lake this year.
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