06-24-2004, 07:30 PM
Mysis shrimp come from the huge cold water lakes of northern Idaho and British Columbia. There the Kokes are native and spawn successfully. There are millions of them and they feed on the Mysis. The Gerrard strain rainbows this region is famous for follow the salmon schools around, just like wipers follow shad. These bows average about 15 lbs and the state record is like 38 lbs. They are also called Kam Loops. Lake is Pend Oreille in northern Idaho is famous for this!
They thought the Mysis would be a boon to the Dillon Kokes and the Artic Char they experimented with there? Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons the Mysis stayed much deeper in Dillon and ate their way thru the zoo plankton base that fueled the whole fishery. Thats why Kokes there are so pathetic looking! The DOWs heart was i n the right place, it just didn't work.
Plus Denver now pulls alot more water from Dillon and the low water levels have destroyed the forage rich weedbeds that used to be full of bugs that trout like to eat.
There are still big Browns in there, but everyone knows how hard they are to catch!
Goto Pathfinder if you want a big Brown!
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They thought the Mysis would be a boon to the Dillon Kokes and the Artic Char they experimented with there? Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons the Mysis stayed much deeper in Dillon and ate their way thru the zoo plankton base that fueled the whole fishery. Thats why Kokes there are so pathetic looking! The DOWs heart was i n the right place, it just didn't work.
Plus Denver now pulls alot more water from Dillon and the low water levels have destroyed the forage rich weedbeds that used to be full of bugs that trout like to eat.
There are still big Browns in there, but everyone knows how hard they are to catch!
Goto Pathfinder if you want a big Brown!
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