Kokanne stocking Strawberry and Jordanelle

[oldguy]

Interesting data.

What this doesn't account for, outside of natural recruitment like you mentioned, is the increase in angler pressure. Stocking figures have remained pretty static, with some fluctuation since 2016, but in my anecdotal experience, fishing pressure has doubled during that same time period.

If fisherman are successful, and taking home more fish, which I believe they are due to Facebook big-mouths trying to sell their dodgers and squids, there are fewer fish all around, and fewer to spawn. Compound that with years of drought during the same time period, and you have a fishery in decline.

This is just the tip of the iceberg on what advanced sonar will do to a fishery.
Wait till you see what it is going to due to our panfish fishery.
Utah recently banned thermal imaging on big game because it was so effective.
Remember when going fishing was just a relaxing hobby to burn up some stress?
Now anglers get stressed if they don’t have dead limit pics to post on social media.

Amen to that.the new electronics will IMO soon cause a problem.