Gill Netting pike in Roosevelt

[Ridgeratt]

They did a bit of this last year and appears it has returned.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2016/feb/24/pike-gillnetting-survey-indicates-start-lake-roosevelt/

[bowhunterforever]

Wonder how many of other kinds of fish there getting in there nets

[Ridgeratt]

Gill nets don't miss and when the Kalispells set nets they caught a ton of bass as well on the Pend Oreille. They normally set the net's in the shallows were the fish have gone to spawn, But since they are dropping Roosevelt like a rock. I wonder where they are setting nets myself.

I would hate to see these fresh water wolves show up in the fishery but they are there. I guess since they aren't classified as a game fish in Washington and there are no catch limits perhaps this spring I need to target them.

[Ridgeratt]

On another forum a person was wondering how many of the re-introduced Sturgeon might be a victim of the gill nets as well. That could include some of the juveniles from reproduction also.

[YJ Guide Service]

That's where things get sticky. Which species is WDFW willing to chance while they try to remove another one they don't want. So which species is more important. Ask 10 people and you could get 10 different answers. These nets will kill other species its a fact.

[Ridgeratt]

Here is the money trail so it looks like an open check book.

The Spokane Tribe is being funded by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council for sample gillnetting on pike in the Columbia River near Kettle Falls. The invasive predators have shown up in increasing numbers in the past three years.

[TommyH]

I really enjoyed catching pike on the pend oreille. But they are wolves of the water and once established are very hard to controll.  Pike are a non-native species in Roosevelt and are not the species we need in these waters.  I will try to do my part and reduce there numbers.    


http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2016/feb/02/lawmakers-urged-help-bring-salmon-back-upper-columbia/

[Ridgeratt]

Since they feed into Roosevelt from both the Pend Oreille and the Spokane. Should have many places to tangle with one.
if the Spokane Tribe is successful on this there could be a chance of a fish ladder over little Falls as well. Putting Salmon right in downtown Spokane.

Another change perhaps:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/feb/24/landers-doubling-roosevelt-trout-limit-could-prese/

[Ridgeratt]

Some of the funding may just come from this source,

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/us/us-to-pay-1-billion-settlement-to-indian-tribes.html?_r=0

[Wacenturion]

Interestingly, when I lived in Ephrata back in the early 70's they were talking the same way about Walleye in Lake Roosevelt.  Probably not going to be able to eliminate the pike as well.

[Russ McDonald]

Interestingly, when I lived in Ephrata back in the early 70's they were talking the same way about Walleye in Lake Roosevelt.  Probably not going to be able to eliminate the pike as well.

I am positive you will not eliminate pike.  I know of a lake in California.  Game department poisoned the lake twice and they are still there.  If I lived up there I would be out trying for them all the time.  Fun fish to catch and good to eat too.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Wonder how many of other kinds of fish there getting in there nets

The bycatch is probably pretty small.  They know what to look for for pike spawning habitat. 

[bowhunterforever]

Wonder how many of other kinds of fish there getting in there nets

The bycatch is probably pretty small.  They know what to look for for pike spawning habitat.

One of my friends works for the colville tribe fisheries and she said the by catch was small and most of the pike netted had walleyes and bass in them

[YJ Guide Service]

The by catch was not small at all on the PO River. There were tons of Largemouth bass and other fish caught in those nets. They killed a lot of 5lb and bigger bass. The same will result on Lake Roosevelt when they start doing it full time.

[buckcanyonlodge]

The by catch was not small at all on the PO River. There were tons of Largemouth bass and other fish caught in those nets. They killed a lot of 5lb and bigger bass. The same will result on Lake Roosevelt when they start doing it full time.