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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Dhoey07 on July 27, 2012, 07:42:25 AM

Title: Trucking Fish
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 27, 2012, 07:42:25 AM: So i was reading on the thread about baker lake and I saw that they have trucked over 12k fish up there. That got me thinking, why don't they truck fish above Cheif Joe and Grand Coulee? That would open up probably close to 1000 miles of water. They could put a smolt trap above the dams to catch the smolts coming down. Seems like it would be a win/win :dunno:
Thoughts?
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on July 27, 2012, 08:22:57 AM: Thought that myself? Maybe to many smolt traps allready in the way of walleye bass and other predators.
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Bone_Collector on July 27, 2012, 09:25:58 AM: Its not all that effective. They have been doing it on the Cowlitz for years trying to reestablish a wild run of fish and all they are really doing is just pissing into the wind! :bash: :bash: :bash:

B_C
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 27, 2012, 10:27:36 AM: Quote from: Bone_Collector on July 27, 2012, 09:25:58 AM
Its not all that effective. They have been doing it on the Cowlitz for years trying to reestablish a wild run of fish and all they are really doing is just pissing into the wind! :bash: :bash: :bash:

B_C

I've fished them in the cispus and I know that a lot of people fish the tilton for trucked fish. It at least spreads people by opening up a ton of water
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Bone_Collector on July 27, 2012, 10:33:20 AM: Sorry I misunderstood your question I thought you were talking about trying to open up more spawning grounds for these fish. Not increased opportunity, yes you are right it would allow for people to have a greater area to chase the fish!

B_C
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 27, 2012, 10:40:27 AM: Quote from: Bone_Collector on July 27, 2012, 10:33:20 AM
Sorry I misunderstood your question I thought you were talking about trying to open up more spawning grounds for these fish. Not increased opportunity, yes you are right it would allow for people to have a greater area to chase the fish!

B_C

I was talking about both increased spawning grounds and increased opportunity.
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: MtnMuley on July 27, 2012, 12:22:00 PM: That would be ANOTHER waste of a ton of money. :twocents:
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 27, 2012, 07:42:52 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on July 27, 2012, 12:22:00 PM
That would be ANOTHER waste of a ton of money. :twocents:

Really? A ton?
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Skywagon_185 on July 27, 2012, 08:04:27 PM: Same thing on the Lewis River!! Trucking fish up to Swift to release to 100 miles of natural spawning grounds. New smolt collector in Swift to truck them back down. 170 MILLION DOLLARS!!!, to be paid by the rate payers of PP&L to re-establish fish that nobody can catch an keep. No clipped adipose fins!!! Maybe the gill netters on the Columbia. Go figure. It's called EXTORTION!!

Mike
Title: Re: Trucking Fish
Post by: Dhoey07 on July 28, 2012, 10:58:49 AM: Quote from: Skywagon_185 on July 27, 2012, 08:04:27 PM
Same thing on the Lewis River!! Trucking fish up to Swift to release to 100 miles of natural spawning grounds. New smolt collector in Swift to truck them back down. 170 MILLION DOLLARS!!!, to be paid by the rate payers of PP&L to re-establish fish that nobody can catch an keep. No clipped adipose fins!!! Maybe the gill netters on the Columbia. Go figure. It's called EXTORTION!!

Mike

Do you have any more info on that? I'd like to look into it.