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Quote from: WSU on October 31, 2014, 11:10:48 AMAwesome fish. It's a shame to see it killed. I won't kill any king over 30. I'd rather they spawn and make more big kings.Agreed. It's a shame to see big walleye killed. I won't kill any walleye over 10. I'd rather they spawn and make more walleye.
Awesome fish. It's a shame to see it killed. I won't kill any king over 30. I'd rather they spawn and make more big kings.
Amen to not killing anything bigger than 30. Have more fun watching them swim away. Friends hate it but oh well. In my boat they swim.
Some of the largest salmon used to come from the Elwa system many years ago. They are hoping to revive this fishery but have not heard how the dam removal strategy is going.
Quote from: huntnphool on December 09, 2014, 11:55:17 PM Some of the largest salmon used to come from the Elwa system many years ago. They are hoping to revive this fishery but have not heard how the dam removal strategy is going. The dam is gone and the river is free flowing... I doubt that those 100+ pound genetics are still swimming around in the Elwa like they used to.
Those big wild genetics are gone and gone forever in all the rivers I can think of.
Another hard part about big fish keeping them alive in the ocean for 5 or 6 years without getting netted, troll caught, or sport caught in Alaska and BC. That's a long time to survive all the fishing pressure.
Quote from: WSU on December 10, 2014, 02:35:58 PMAnother hard part about big fish keeping them alive in the ocean for 5 or 6 years without getting netted, troll caught, or sport caught in Alaska and BC. That's a long time to survive all the fishing pressure.For sure. And these gigantic Kings go 8 years in the ocean even.
Quote from: wildmanoutdoors on December 10, 2014, 02:37:12 PMQuote from: WSU on December 10, 2014, 02:35:58 PMAnother hard part about big fish keeping them alive in the ocean for 5 or 6 years without getting netted, troll caught, or sport caught in Alaska and BC. That's a long time to survive all the fishing pressure.For sure. And these gigantic Kings go 8 years in the ocean even.8 years wow!I would some day like to see triploid kings. Could you imagine? But then again they too would subccumb to the ocean nets before reaching their 200+ lb. potential.
Unless something has changed, they're not sterile. They fish for them in front of my uncle's cabin there all the time. In fact, a number of years ago the Idaho fish and game was searching out their redds on the Coeur D'Alene St. Joe river and destroying them.http://m.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/14/derby-spokesman-laments-poor-fishing-debate/