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REVIEW, COMMENTS INVITED ON
WIPER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Plan outlines history, standardized
approach to management of species
September 13, 2008 - The Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks has developed a plan to manage striped
bass hybrids -- commonly known as "wipers" -- in Sunflower
State waters.
An artificially-produced cross between a striped
bass and a white bass, wipers were first produced at a temporary
hatchery at Wilson Reservoir in 1977 and stocked at Marion and
Sebelius reservoirs. Production of wiper fry was sporadic through
the 1980s, but as culture techniques were developed and improved,
the number of wipers produced and stocked in Kansas waters increased
substantially in the 1990s. Since 2003, KDWP has stocked the
hybrids in 13 federal reservoirs, seven state fishing lakes,
and 38 community lakes.
The fish has become an important tool for fisheries
biologists by providing an efficient predator to help manage
abundant gizzard shad populations and to provide fishing opportunities
for Kansas anglers. It is a popular sport fish because it grows
fast and fights hard. The current state record, caught at Perry
Reservoir in 2005, weighed more than 22 pounds.
Click
here to downloand a copy of the plan. Interested persons
are invited to review the plan and submit comments on the KDWP blog.
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