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DFG News Release: For Immediate Release
January 8, 2003
Key Issues on the Agenda at Jan. 13 Lake Davis Coalition Meeting in Portola
Contacts: Steve Martarano, DFG Information Officer, (916) 654-5866
Fran Roudebush, Chair, Lake Davis Steering Committee, (530) 832-4174
PORTOLA - Several key discussion issues, including the scheduled early spring use of detonation cord and updating the plan Managing Northern Pike at Lake Davis, will highlight the next meeting of the Lake Davis Coalition.
The meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13 at Portola Station Baptist Church on Gulling St. in Portola.
Three years ago, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and Lake Davis Steering Committee released a management plan for Lake Davis which outlined more than a dozen recommendations for controlling and containing northern pike in the lake. Since then, nearly 25,000 pike have been removed from the reservoir under the plan's recommendations, which included electro-fishing, netting and purse seining. Nearly 18,000 of the fish were removed in 2002, most of which were small fish less than a year old.
One recommendation which has not yet been fully implemented is the underwater use of detonation cord. Last April, DFG set off a successful one-acre detonation cord test. In 2003, several shots of up to 10 acres each are planned, with the first one planned for ice-out in late March or early April. Detonation cord can kill pike by creating a low-level, yet widespread underwater shockwave. By targeting areas of the reservoir where pike are concentrated, it is hoped that the use of detonation cord will slow the growth of the pike population.
The trout fishery in Lake Davis is healthy due to a stocking program which included the planting of approximately 50,000 catchable trout during 2002. Additional plants are scheduled for the spring and early summer of 2003.
Other issues up for discussion include input on recommendations for future solutions to the pike problem, plans to upgrade the Lake Davis treatment plant, and status of water levels at Lake Davis.
January 8, 2003
Key Issues on the Agenda at Jan. 13 Lake Davis Coalition Meeting in Portola
Contacts: Steve Martarano, DFG Information Officer, (916) 654-5866
Fran Roudebush, Chair, Lake Davis Steering Committee, (530) 832-4174
PORTOLA - Several key discussion issues, including the scheduled early spring use of detonation cord and updating the plan Managing Northern Pike at Lake Davis, will highlight the next meeting of the Lake Davis Coalition.
The meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13 at Portola Station Baptist Church on Gulling St. in Portola.
Three years ago, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and Lake Davis Steering Committee released a management plan for Lake Davis which outlined more than a dozen recommendations for controlling and containing northern pike in the lake. Since then, nearly 25,000 pike have been removed from the reservoir under the plan's recommendations, which included electro-fishing, netting and purse seining. Nearly 18,000 of the fish were removed in 2002, most of which were small fish less than a year old.
One recommendation which has not yet been fully implemented is the underwater use of detonation cord. Last April, DFG set off a successful one-acre detonation cord test. In 2003, several shots of up to 10 acres each are planned, with the first one planned for ice-out in late March or early April. Detonation cord can kill pike by creating a low-level, yet widespread underwater shockwave. By targeting areas of the reservoir where pike are concentrated, it is hoped that the use of detonation cord will slow the growth of the pike population.
The trout fishery in Lake Davis is healthy due to a stocking program which included the planting of approximately 50,000 catchable trout during 2002. Additional plants are scheduled for the spring and early summer of 2003.
Other issues up for discussion include input on recommendations for future solutions to the pike problem, plans to upgrade the Lake Davis treatment plant, and status of water levels at Lake Davis.
