How deep should a creek be to have game fish?

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On a legal stand-point check everything out first. nothing like alot of money and work going into something to find out your gonna get a big fine ontop of it. and have it demoed. same goes here in WI for natural waterways and futzing with 'em. I have a drainage ditch pretty much on one area of our property that we can't fill-in or dig out because "technically" it's a natural water way and we'de need special permission to do anything to it. it's a pain in the butt and paperwork.. but doesn't seem that much of an issue to do if we really wanted to futz with it. County is a good place to start, state laws will likely impact any ideas on stocking it. but country is prolly your best bet if you want to actually touch the water-way.

Never ever stock fish into a body of water w/out legal okays. Just because some fish are native to an area does not mean they are native to a particular water way and may put heavy preassure or erradicate other species in said waterways.
 
hmm i might see a flaw if you digg out the creek too much erosion could take its toll some day eating away at the bends of the creek might cause some flood problems mudslides?
 
nice backyard, i would just leave it as it is to its natutal habitat and pick selected fish that do well in shallow waters. and im thinking bichirs in it but i dunno how there real habitat is like. just a thought
 
nikond70s;3791541; said:
nice backyard, i would just leave it as it is to its natutal habitat and pick selected fish that do well in shallow waters. and im thinking bichirs in it but i dunno how there real habitat is like. just a thought
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Bichirs aint native to North America, and you should not release any non native fishes into the waterways.
 
consult your local conservation authority.

here in ontario, if you tried to do something like that without a certificate of approval, you can go to jail and get fined heavily (> $10,000)

be careful.

most times, the answer will be no.

most of the time an environmental assesment must be done (which costs money), permits are required etc etc.
 
fishy12;3791083; said:
Well u cld make a damn like posted and if u did dig how wld the sediment fall back in?? rivers grow by removin sediment in areas? I dont get wht ur sayin
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Your right that rivers grow by removing sediment in areas, but too much of this is called erosion, and that's bad. Also, all of the sediment that the river is moving has to go somewhere. Sediment builds up in slow areas (widening and deepening a river will greatly slow down the current speed) and also in front of dams (a slow area)
 
yeah, only put native fish in it, and check laws, its illegal here to to change a natural waterway
 
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