Burbot and Bucket Biology & Other Crazyness

[one8sevenn]

See you are right, I just assumed that most of the Kokanee ran up sheep creek to spawn. I didn't know there were two types of spawner's in the Gorge. The Burbot could very well get into the beds of the lake spawning Kokanee. I would also challenge that Burbot would be the only one eating the fish eggs, but given the reputation of the Burbot you're probably right. This is still an assumption however there has not been enough time or money to prove that the burbot is destroying the Kokanee fishery. It is assumed so, but not proven. If you have proof I will gladly read an report. When I say report, I don't mean a DNR words to a newspaper. I want a study a numbers that show direct cause and effect. I am not saying that you are wrong at all, what I am saying is that I want proof and not speculation.I dunno if the Wyoming DNR refers to them as native, but I read a newspaper articles where the Utah DNR refers to them as native (source - http://www.vernal.com/stories/Fishing-wi...on,2289199). I wouldn't even know what burbot were if they were not illegally planted in the Gorge. My selfish reasons? I would not have a problem, if I woke up tomorrow and all the burbot were gone out of the gorge. I have written and expressed my want of the burbot closer to home to the DNR. I don't get out there as often as I would like too. The idea of the DNR not being the first to want to put burbot in the gorge was a bad joke. I'm sorry.

What I was basically getting at is to challenge everything.

I know the Burbot is a sensitive subject and is perceivably damaging a world class fishery, but from my point of view it may be all bark and no bite.

I want research, I want a scientific report, I don't want the DNR telling me it is bad, because they say so.
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