10-30-2009, 11:16 PM
Again, I do not oppose Kokes out of hand up there, but a couple more comments as "devils advocate". (slow work day)
1. RE "The problem at East Canyon was the very small stream feeding the
reservoir"
Have you seen the autumn flows in the UP?, pretty low flow. True, it is bigger than East Canyon, but nothing like the Green. Also, the EC koke run was apparently viable for many years in that small stream (along with some lake spawning) so blaming stream size for their failure would likely be inaccurate.
2. RE: "One cannot say that the Kokanee would eat all the zooplankton leaving very little for the other fish."
Probably not, but we simply do not know what effect it might have. If I had to guess, I would probably agree with you but what if kokes caused the chubs to decline, then with it the smallies? Since I am more of a bass guy and spend most of my Summer fishing time up there chasing bass, I would not be happy with such an occurrence.
3. RE"but most Kokanee fisherman start very early and could have their limit by 9:00 or 10:00 am. Before the big crowd hits."
Pretty confident in your abilities huh,[
]. All I know is that the neverending b*%#@*ing about the speedboats that takes place here and in other forums tells me it would be yet another conflict. Not that it isn't an issue elsewhere.
Why don't you call the central regional DWR biologists and ask them about this? You may find that they have already looked into planting Kokes there and have good solid scientific FACTS why it hasn't been done, instead of the conjecture laced with truth, as is posited here.
Who knows, they may even say it is a possibility.
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1. RE "The problem at East Canyon was the very small stream feeding the
reservoir"
Have you seen the autumn flows in the UP?, pretty low flow. True, it is bigger than East Canyon, but nothing like the Green. Also, the EC koke run was apparently viable for many years in that small stream (along with some lake spawning) so blaming stream size for their failure would likely be inaccurate.
2. RE: "One cannot say that the Kokanee would eat all the zooplankton leaving very little for the other fish."
Probably not, but we simply do not know what effect it might have. If I had to guess, I would probably agree with you but what if kokes caused the chubs to decline, then with it the smallies? Since I am more of a bass guy and spend most of my Summer fishing time up there chasing bass, I would not be happy with such an occurrence.
3. RE"but most Kokanee fisherman start very early and could have their limit by 9:00 or 10:00 am. Before the big crowd hits."
Pretty confident in your abilities huh,[
]. All I know is that the neverending b*%#@*ing about the speedboats that takes place here and in other forums tells me it would be yet another conflict. Not that it isn't an issue elsewhere.Why don't you call the central regional DWR biologists and ask them about this? You may find that they have already looked into planting Kokes there and have good solid scientific FACTS why it hasn't been done, instead of the conjecture laced with truth, as is posited here.
Who knows, they may even say it is a possibility.
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