Boomers!!

[shorthairsrus]

if they hate eyes, what do they like?

Trout. Which are redder than your run of mill bow. And the sacred Kokanee.

 

[Reprobait]

I think it's considered an invasive species in parts of Alaska also.

In Alaska they have actually documented Northern Pike leaving a river system, going into the ocean, and into another river system.

https://www.si.com/onsi/fishing/fre...shwater-habitats-alaska-secret-ocean-pathways

 

[SDMF]

In Alaska they have actually documented Northern Pike leaving a river system, going into the ocean, and into another river system.

https://www.si.com/onsi/fishing/fre...shwater-habitats-alaska-secret-ocean-pathways

In ND they document Pike leaving a river system and going into a pickle jar.

 

[measure-it]

Really, walleye are liked so much cuz they have so little taste--it's mainly breading & seasoning that hits the taste buds. Proper pike cleaning, close to the same, almost.

 

[Petras]

In ND they document Pike leaving a river system and going into a pickle jar.

Tis a strange Phenomena.... I have witnessed this personally. Very intriguing. I like to ponder this while consuming an adult beverage...

 

[Maddog]

Yeah that’s exactly what I’m talking about…my bad. lol

I love them!

communists?

 

[Jiffy]

communists?

Only if they’ve been submerged in a pristine mountain lake for at LEAST two days

 

[Zogman]

In ND they document Pike leaving a river system and going into a pickle jar.

Only if they’ve been submerged in a pristine mountain lake for at LEAST two days

I am an registered pickled Northeran Judge. So I need to check this out.

 

[wslayer]

if they hate eyes, what do they like?

Trout fans. . .

 

[dblkluk]

Yeah they throw a fit with the walleyes on the Columbia River. They hate them out there. I don't think there is even a limit on them. I know a guy that goes out there for a month at a time. Pulls cranks all night long, catches some damn big fish.

Its because they are a non-native fish that has established populations in areas that native salmon and steelhead are already threatened in due to habitat loss/ dams/ warm summers/ low snowpack winters etc.
Imagine if catfish started to out compete walleyes on Sakakawea. People here would lose their shit! but some dude up here from Alabama would think that's just fine!!

 

[Kurtr]

Its because they are a non-native fish that has established populations in areas that native salmon and steelhead are already threatened in due to habitat loss/ dams/ warm summers/ low snowpack winters etc.
Imagine if catfish started to out compete walleyes on Sakakawea. People here would lose their shit! but some dude up here from Alabama would think that's just fine!!

Catfish are native to the Missouri River. Wouldn’t it be more like sticking salmon?

 

[dblkluk]

Catfish are native to the Missouri River. Wouldn’t it be more like sticking salmon?

My analogy wasn't necessarily native vs non native. It was more of a local anglers "preferred fish" vs a fish they perceive as a "trash fish". How about if muskies from made it over from Audubon started to boom in Sak and started to "eat all the walleyes" (like some like to believe they do?) That better?

 

[Kurtr]

My analogy wasn't necessarily native vs non native. It was more of a local anglers "preferred fish" vs a fish they perceive as a "trash fish". How about if muskies from made it over from Audubon started to boom in Sak and started to "eat all the walleyes" (like some like to believe they do?) That better?

They would be pickled real fast.

 

[ORCUS DEMENS]

Peoples tastes change over time. When I was a kid, walleye was bycatch, perch were trash fish with no limit taking. As the lake changed , so did the attitudes on which fish was better eating. As the climate changes and waters can no longer support certain species, others will become the targeted fish.

 

[NDSportsman]

Really, walleye are liked so much cuz they have so little taste--it's mainly breading & seasoning that hits the taste buds. Proper pike cleaning, close to the same, almost.

This is true. Why most prefer chicken over wild fowl. Most people like the blander the better.

 

[SerchforPerch]

Really, walleye are liked so much cuz they have so little taste--it's mainly breading & seasoning that hits the taste buds. Proper pike cleaning, close to the same, almost.

This is how I feel about ND deer hunters that show up to camp with their family secret mix of 10% venison and 90% pork and call it "deer sausage".