05-20-2014, 10:26 PM
I love kokanee, but there is no way they will stock them in Bear Lake. Like Fishrmn said, they would compete with the cisco, and potentially eliminate a species, and a primary food source for the cutts and lakers.
Remember, there are 5 species of fish found in Bear Lake that exist no where else on earth. It is a relatively sterile lake with VERY SLOW growth rates, mostly due to the lack of forage. Kokanee would only compound the problem.
I think they should plant them in many more of the reservoirs in Utah, but not in Bear Lake. It would ruin a very special and unique place.
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Remember, there are 5 species of fish found in Bear Lake that exist no where else on earth. It is a relatively sterile lake with VERY SLOW growth rates, mostly due to the lack of forage. Kokanee would only compound the problem.
I think they should plant them in many more of the reservoirs in Utah, but not in Bear Lake. It would ruin a very special and unique place.
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