This is why Lake Lenore is POOR Fishing

[BNAElkhntr]

Spawning rotten fish, I don't get what they were after.  Eggs?

Quite Possibly yes  If you look in the article The Poachers surnames in this case and the Portland case were of
Russian Type and since the Black Sea Sturgeon  were nearly  wiped out by caviar hunters i suspect that they are trying to do the same Here

[jackelope]

Spawning rotten fish, I don't get what they were after.  Eggs?

Since they don't actually "spawn" in Lenore do they even have eggs? Not sure on the biology of all that. They're all sterile. They're still boots though, and this is still a huge deal. Good job to the officers. Hopefully they keep at it because this is happening all over this state. Hopefully with the Cedar opening soon over here, they'll up the patrols there too.

[boneaddict]

Yes they have eggs.   

That's interesting.  Huge Russian community in Ephrata too.

[BNAElkhntr]

This sort of thing is happening ALL over our state and it makes me  They have no regards for our fish and game and just laugh at our laws. Where do think most of our sturgeon is going   LE needs to spend most of their time trying to put a stop to them

I Agree But us Honest Sportsman are the first line of defense, we all must do what we can to help our LEO's
so report when you see things like this.  I'm sure many cars some with sportsman have driven by those guys on Lenore and some saw the net,  but how many called?

[Bullkllr]

Spawning rotten fish, I don't get what they were after.  Eggs?

Since they don't actually "spawn" in Lenore do they even have eggs? Not sure on the biology of all that. They're all sterile. They're still boots though, and this is still a huge deal. Good job to the officers. Hopefully they keep at it because this is happening all over this state. Hopefully with the Cedar opening soon over here, they'll up the patrols there too.

They're Lahontans; not triploids. They spawn just like other trout.

i would like to know what they were doing with all those fish? you can tell from their equipment and vehicle that they arent hard up for food, i would like to know what resteraunt is buying those fish from them, and since when do russians start stealing fish? they are known for choppn cars not choppn fish.....

They're into doing whatever they think they can get away with.
This better not be a "slap on the wrist" situation!

[jackmaster]

i understand that and russians generally do, do whatever they think they can get away with, it useally involves selling stuff especially stolen stuff for a profit, which is why i think they are in bed with a resteraunt or somethn and selling those fish, what else would you do with that much mushy damn fish 

[jackelope]

Spawning rotten fish, I don't get what they were after.  Eggs?

Since they don't actually "spawn" in Lenore do they even have eggs? Not sure on the biology of all that. They're all sterile. They're still boots though, and this is still a huge deal. Good job to the officers. Hopefully they keep at it because this is happening all over this state. Hopefully with the Cedar opening soon over here, they'll up the patrols there too.

They're Lahontans; not triploids. They spawn just like other trout.

I know they're not triploids, but they are sterile and do not "spawn". They do the dance, run up the little creeks that feed into the lake, but they do not actually naturally produce offspring. WDFW collects eggs from spawning females and rears/raises/hatches from there. It's the males that are sterile.

WDFW stocks it annually.
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[boneaddict]

It's the males that are sterile.

Its not sterility, its just they don't have "hatchable"  territory (land locked).  I believe they are a viable, yet threatened fish.  To my knowledge anyways. 

[Bullkllr]

 

They reproduce successfully in many areas, just not at Lenore because of poor spawning habitat.
I think WA got them from Pyramid Lake in Nevada, where they spawn in feeder streams and self-perpetuate successfully.

[boneaddict]

I think WA got them from Pyramid Lake in Nevada

I think that's correct.

[Roosevelt walleye]

So these fish were brought to Lenore by the state? I wonder what they have done to the native fish and other aquatic life in Lenore?

[BIGINNER]

So these fish were brought to Lenore by the state? I wonder what they have done to the native fish and other aquatic life in Lenore?

I don't think there is any other fish in lenore lake. its too alkaline for other fish to survive. only these trout can survive here.

[Southpole]

So these fish were brought to Lenore by the state? I wonder what they have done to the native fish and other aquatic life in Lenore?

There wasn't too much for other aquatic life in Lenore, that's why they put the cutthroats in there in the first place.

[Roosevelt walleye]

Not much aquatic life or no aquatic life? I am sure they have had some impact on what was there, I say open the limit and eliminate this non native fish.

[BIGINNER]

Not much aquatic life or no aquatic life? I am sure they have had some impact on what was there, I say open the limit and eliminate this non native fish.

you don't seem to get it,.... other fish cannot survive in that lake,....