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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Minner Bucket]
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02/13/19 12:40 AM
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CoyAintNoGoldFish
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Thad Rains or Gary Purdy would know. Theyre on TFF. There is a pair of brothers who work out there. I think One of them is a warden and the other is a biologist or something. Pretty sure theyre the ones that shocked it up.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Minner Bucket]
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02/13/19 02:41 AM
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Dr JL
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Thats wrong Ken, just wrong...! Only fish that should count are from Caddo-everything else is just man-made.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: CoyAintNoGoldFish]
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02/13/19 02:44 AM
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Ken A.
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Uhh fellas..... There ain't never been NO 19 pounders shocked up anywhere. That was a random pic I pulled off the inter-web thingy. 
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Dr JL]
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02/13/19 02:46 AM
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Ken A.
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Thats wrong Ken, just wrong...! Only fish that should count are from Caddo-everything else is just man-made. Sorry Doc. Couldn't resist. 
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/13/19 02:55 AM
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361V
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There was no 19.25 shocked out of Alan Henry according to TPWD. There's no way a 19 was shocked up. We would have heard about it. Photos would have been taken. That darn "science" that we are fighting so hard against here on this forum would have thrown it in our faces! Now where's my iphone... and my cholesterol pill..... Here it is Jackson. It is old news now. Definatly not one of the big flatbottomed shock johnboats the TPWD uses for their electroshocking surveys. Sorry
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Minner Bucket]
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02/13/19 03:05 AM
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Ken A.
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Look two posts above 361V
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/13/19 03:20 AM
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361V
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Look two posts above 361V Ahhh! Got me! You can Set the hook now!
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: Minner Bucket]
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02/13/19 03:28 AM
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grout-scout
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Lord have mercy, that is a huge bass no matter where it came from.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
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02/13/19 12:22 PM
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senko9S
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shocking most peeps here know nothing about "shocking..."
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
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02/14/19 10:06 AM
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If TPWD had some knowledge, imagination and creativity they could’ve managed the hydrilla in lake Austin carefully and stocked it with trout. Maybe we would’ve ended up with a new world record bass. During wet years and consistent water flows from Travis, it wasn’t uncommon for water to be in the high 50’s to low 60’s in the upper part of the lake well into May. Just imagine. Those bass could’ve been feasting on trout from October through May which is about the same stocking schedule in place for the many SoCal lakes that have kicked out 18+ pound fish. But we’ll never know what could’ve happened. Its going to take a couple of decades, maybe more, before lake Austin begins to resemble what it once was five to ten years ago. Grass carp have been in Austin since 2003, since then we've had about 15 ShareLunkers out of Austin and I don't think anybody complained about a lack of hydrilla during that time. That would indicate hydrilla was being managed carfully in Austin during that period. The problem happened during the drought of 2011. Water flow through the lake was minimal and the conditions became very suitable for hydrilla, which expanded to worrying levels very quickly. In the past, LCRA water intake structures were partially blocked and homes were flooded due to excessive hydrilla build up causing water levels to rise further during a flood. If there was a flood after the drought ended there could have been serious problems. In my opinion, it was only the last couple of stockings of grass carp that tipped the balance resulting in the elimination of hydrilla and milfoil. With hardly any plant material to eat, the natural mortality rate of grass carp can be expected to be higher than usual. We've also had a couple of big floods that have washed out many grass carp into LBL and the Colorado River. In my opinion, Austin could start recovering vegetation within 10 years. Only time will tell. Instead of the trout/bass feeding strategy, TPWD went for the genetics route to produce bigger fish. However, if some anglers are prepared to pay for stocking trout in Austin, maybe TPWD would be interested. Lol. Have you ever fished Austin? Doesnt seem like you really understand the first thing about what happened to that lake. Ill write this off as a poor troll.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
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02/14/19 10:38 AM
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RedRanger
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There was no 19.25 shocked out of Alan Henry according to TPWD. I believe they shocked the lake about 10 years ago back when it was on fire, and they shocked up a huge bass maybe it was 13 lbs and TTU fisherman was with them. That is what I remember and he had some pics of him releasing it back into the lake, If I remember correctly he also caught 2 SAL at Alan Henry back when it was producing big fish
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
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02/14/19 11:26 AM
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Okie Poke
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shocking most peeps here know nothing about "shocking..." It's nice to not have to see your posts for 2 weeks.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: senko9S]
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02/14/19 12:54 PM
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361V
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shocking most peeps here know nothing about "shocking..." Shocking how many people think they know everything about everything.
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
[Re: 361V]
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02/14/19 02:20 PM
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Jpurdue
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There was no 19.25 shocked out of Alan Henry according to TPWD. There's no way a 19 was shocked up. We would have heard about it. Photos would have been taken. That darn "science" that we are fighting so hard against here on this forum would have thrown it in our faces! Now where's my iphone... and my cholesterol pill..... Here it is Jackson. It is old news now. Definatly not one of the big flatbottomed shock johnboats the TPWD uses for their electroshocking surveys. Sorry 17lber caught out of Georgia back in 2015 if recall correctly. 
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Re: What ever happened with La Perla?
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02/14/19 06:54 PM
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If TPWD had some knowledge, imagination and creativity they could’ve managed the hydrilla in lake Austin carefully and stocked it with trout. Maybe we would’ve ended up with a new world record bass. During wet years and consistent water flows from Travis, it wasn’t uncommon for water to be in the high 50’s to low 60’s in the upper part of the lake well into May. Just imagine. Those bass could’ve been feasting on trout from October through May which is about the same stocking schedule in place for the many SoCal lakes that have kicked out 18+ pound fish. But we’ll never know what could’ve happened. Its going to take a couple of decades, maybe more, before lake Austin begins to resemble what it once was five to ten years ago. Grass carp have been in Austin since 2003, since then we've had about 15 ShareLunkers out of Austin and I don't think anybody complained about a lack of hydrilla during that time. That would indicate hydrilla was being managed carfully in Austin during that period. The problem happened during the drought of 2011. Water flow through the lake was minimal and the conditions became very suitable for hydrilla, which expanded to worrying levels very quickly. In the past, LCRA water intake structures were partially blocked and homes were flooded due to excessive hydrilla build up causing water levels to rise further during a flood. If there was a flood after the drought ended there could have been serious problems. In my opinion, it was only the last couple of stockings of grass carp that tipped the balance resulting in the elimination of hydrilla and milfoil. With hardly any plant material to eat, the natural mortality rate of grass carp can be expected to be higher than usual. We've also had a couple of big floods that have washed out many grass carp into LBL and the Colorado River. In my opinion, Austin could start recovering vegetation within 10 years. Only time will tell. Instead of the trout/bass feeding strategy, TPWD went for the genetics route to produce bigger fish. However, if some anglers are prepared to pay for stocking trout in Austin, maybe TPWD would be interested. Lol. Have you ever fished Austin? Doesn’t seem like you really understand the first thing about what happened to that lake. I’ll write this off as a poor troll. I take it you have a MS in Fisheries and have experience managing the fishery at Lake Austin. Do yourself a favor and call the TPWD office in San Marcos (512-353-0072) and see if they tell you anything different. I challenge you to call and let us know what they said.
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