walleye from ky

[RoadToad]

So you are saying that they are "hybridized" they are not spawning? Hybrid anything doesn't reproduce.

This is a common fallacy. Spawning has been documented in resovoirs known to contain only "wipers." as documented on the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center's web site: http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/300fs.pdf

Also, hybrid bluegill do reproduce, although at a very slow rate, due to the fact that almost all their offspring are male: http://www.mosportsmen.com/fishing/bluegillmyth.htm

But what's more relevant to this discussion, though, is that even "saugeyes," which are walley/sauger hybrids, are fertile: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000077
so there's no reason to believe that native walleye can't interbreed with the Lake Erie strain, and produce fertile offspring.

[Jbyrd]

This is a common fallacy. Spawning has been documented in resovoirs known to contain only "wipers." as documented on the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center's web site: http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/300fs.pdf

Also, hybrid bluegill do reproduce, although at a very slow rate, due to the fact that almost all their offspring are male: http://www.mosportsmen.com/fishing/bluegillmyth.htm

But what's more relevant to this discussion, though, is that even "saugeyes," which are walley/sauger hybrids, are fertile: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000077
so there's no reason to believe that native walleye can't interbreed with the Lake Erie strain, and produce fertile offspring.

Now you are comparing apples to oranges. A wiper is the result of two different species. If a walleye is spawning with another walleye the result IS NOT A HYBRID!!!! That was my point. Saugeyes "two diferrent species" also.
If you will read all the threads I didn't make the statement that they wouldn't spawn.Bird strike said they were getting hybridized.Also if you look into your findings that you quoted the reproduction rate in hydrid species is less than 10 percent.....
My question was what was the big point of looking for the "native" strain or the erie as long as they are reproducing and plenty of them.
So far the reasons listed have been they don't get as big. to which I replied I think the reason you don't see as many big fish ( in my opinion) is because of the fishing pressure.