06-15-2020, 06:47 PM
wiper -- I wouldn't be concerned with the fear of killing lake trout by gillnetting them. This would be a different process than traiditonal "sample" gill netting, where a net is set over night. This would be more like what they do at Fish Lake in the fall: set the nets for 30 minutes, then pull them, take measurements, and release them alive. The difference would be that they wouldn't be released, but rather put into a holding tank for transport.
I'm not positive about lake trout, but I'd guess that holding them and transporting them could be done with a low mortality rate.
The interesting part is just the social part -- Is it really necessary to transport ANY adult fish at all? From a biological standpoint: No. This is purely social -- to make anglers feel good. From that standpoint, I'd probably say this is unnecessary.
I'm not positive about lake trout, but I'd guess that holding them and transporting them could be done with a low mortality rate.
The interesting part is just the social part -- Is it really necessary to transport ANY adult fish at all? From a biological standpoint: No. This is purely social -- to make anglers feel good. From that standpoint, I'd probably say this is unnecessary.