06-24-2019, 09:11 PM
Greetings folks,
I had a brief conversation with Regional Fishery Manager Brett High (Idaho Falls office) regarding the kokanee survey from Ririe Reservoir this year. Here's a basic summary of the fish data:
- Average catch was 50 fish per net, average is more like 80 per net.
- Lots of age-0 kokanee, some age-2, very few age-1 fish. Consequently, the fish size is bigger than average.
- People catching fish seem to be happy about the size
- Nets in the northern half of the reservoir had more of the bigger, older kokanee
Kokanee populations often cycle up/down between years, and high runoff years can affect the populations as well.
Feel free to contact Brett directly for more details.
208-525-7290
Martin Koenig
Sportfishing Program Coordinator
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
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I had a brief conversation with Regional Fishery Manager Brett High (Idaho Falls office) regarding the kokanee survey from Ririe Reservoir this year. Here's a basic summary of the fish data:
- Average catch was 50 fish per net, average is more like 80 per net.
- Lots of age-0 kokanee, some age-2, very few age-1 fish. Consequently, the fish size is bigger than average.
- People catching fish seem to be happy about the size
- Nets in the northern half of the reservoir had more of the bigger, older kokanee
Kokanee populations often cycle up/down between years, and high runoff years can affect the populations as well.
Feel free to contact Brett directly for more details.
208-525-7290
Martin Koenig
Sportfishing Program Coordinator
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
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