Kokanee in Jordanelle

[wiperhunter2]

I'll have to agree with Guideman on this one. I think a bunch of kokanee fishermen would love to fish for the kokes in a lake that is closer than the Berry or the Gorge. Yes,we all know Causey and Porcupine both have kokes but neither lake has a developed boat launch. It would add another fish to an already great fishery but I don't see it would harm the fish that are there, in fact I think it would make it better. As far as the money end of this goes, the state has spent a lot of money on developing Jordanelle into one of the best state parks in Utah. The problem as I see it is, that although the Nelle is a great bass fishery, it is just a so so trout fishery. Yes the brown trout catching can be great during certain times of the year but I think most folks would rather go to the Berry to catch trout than the Nelle. Adding the Kokes into the mix will just insure more people fish the Nelle because it is closer. As Steve said, it is a win, win situation for everyone. As far as closing off the Provo river because the Kokes are spawning, I don't really see that is an issue and I'm not really sure they would close the river during the spawn. It sure would be nice if one of the state's DNR folks would jump in here but they might not want to get in on this one[:/]. WH2
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