10-30-2009, 06:15 PM
Since you asked I am! And I own and operate one of the largest warm water fish hatcheries in the west. (Google - Livefishdirect.com, check out Crystal Springs Fisheries) So I know a little about fish. So the reasons from a scientific point of view. Why Kokanee in Jordanelle? Kokanee are pelagic feeders, they spend there time swimming in open water instead of cruising structure like many other fish do. They consume zooplankton, out in open water which is mostly Daphnia, Cyclops and other Copepods and Shrimp. Very rarely will one eat a fish, in fact! In 50 years of fishing for Kokanee I have never seen a fish in the stomach contents of a Kokanee. So why Jordanelle? Because it is full of Daphnia and other zooplankton.
Kokanee also like cool deep lakes. That is why you often catch Kokanee at Flaming Gorge at 60 Ft. down. I caught several this year at 100 Feet. Jordanelle is much deeper than Deer Creek and stays cooler.
Since Kokanee rarely eat fish. They pose little or no threat to other fish like bass or even stocked fingerling trout. There is a high possibility that the Kokanee population would be self sustaining by spawning in the Provo River. Because of tight budgets this would help the Division of Wildlife Resources in keeping Fisherman happy. A Win Win for everyone.
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Kokanee also like cool deep lakes. That is why you often catch Kokanee at Flaming Gorge at 60 Ft. down. I caught several this year at 100 Feet. Jordanelle is much deeper than Deer Creek and stays cooler.
Since Kokanee rarely eat fish. They pose little or no threat to other fish like bass or even stocked fingerling trout. There is a high possibility that the Kokanee population would be self sustaining by spawning in the Provo River. Because of tight budgets this would help the Division of Wildlife Resources in keeping Fisherman happy. A Win Win for everyone.
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