12-09-2024, 06:21 PM
2022 (2023 Stocking) was a bad year for eggs. Way fewer fish went up the Strawberry River into the trap from what I heard. It's good to see the stocking numbers back up this year. I noticed that Rockport didn't stock any Kokanee in 2023 due to the shortage. I visited with Alan Ward and he told me that every region in the state requests more Kokanee fingerlings for their waters than are available to stock so it's a real challenge managing the Kokanee. They are trying to find new sources for eggs. I know recently they have harvested eggs at twin creeks (Fish Lake) and bought or traded some eggs from another state so they are doing their best to keep us stocked on Kokanee when mother nature doesn't cooperate.