State Stocking Pike to kill small bass

[Guest muddy]

Yea  I got ya. where I live in PA now mostly man made also. However there are places where bodies of water are mostly natural. I believe Minnesota has thousands of natural lakes. Upstate NY also has a lot of Natural lakes etc,,,

[Maxximus Redneckus]

pike compete with bass when both are the same size as they get older water temp ,time of year and prey availbality make a impact on both species pike shut down metobolicly after water temps hit 75 deg and bass start to be more aggressive water temps hit 45 pike excel think of it like this u have lions and cheetah that BOTH hunt on the plains lions can hunt anywhere swamps, plains ,thickets  cheetahs can only hunt in the wide open pike and bass both hunt the same areas but bass can go deeeper in wood weeds and such pike are more open/ambush type feeders with eyes on top there heads

[Cujo]

All lakes are different and need to be managed separately.  That is one of the problems with the states.  They tend to manage lakes the same as the next.  The problem with many bodies of water is that people did not keep a lot of fish.  And if there is only one predator i.e. LMB, then the fish populations tend to become over abundant and there are a lot of stunted fish.  LMB and Pike USUALLY go together very well, but not always.  You have to remember too that when a new species is entered into an ecosystem, things are going to change.  This change takes time and positive results can take several years to happen.  Tiger Muskies are often a good choice because they don't reproduce.  If the stocking is not going well then they can be removed a lot easier then with a species that can reproduce.  It is a shame that those guys killed all those Tiger Muskies.  Not much for education or change it seems.