On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:13:39 -0000, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:39:26 -0400, JimH wrote:


Let nature take it's course with the pike in CA.........Mother Nature
and the natural food chain a way of working things out. ;-)

But mother nature didn't take it's course. Man was involved in putting the pike there. History is full of
invasive species wreaking havoc. Seen any American Chestnut trees lately? Elm trees? Estimated
damage and control cost of invasive species in the US amount to more than $138 billion annually.

I don't disagree.

However, in most cases, where the pike is, a stable eco-system is very
quickly established.

Quaddick Res in Thompson is a perfect example. For years, the system
produced undersized everything from bass to trout to panfish - just
horrible.

Somebody introduced some pike and HOLY S%%T the world is coming to an
end!!!

Well, it's healthy today - ten years later. Bigger, healthier bass,
panfish, pickeral and trout and the pike fishing is unbelievable for a
smallish impoundment. It went so well, that the state is considering
introducing pike to several smaller ponds that have fresh water
springs in the area including mine.

I won't turn them down.