12-06-2006, 08:36 PM
Hi All
Just wanted to add my 2cents. The report that Brian shared was a report generated by Damon Keen the fishery manager at Henrys Lake.
In looking at the report and I have no doubt that the statistics are accurate. Damon has always been a straight shooter.
What we have to do is look at the possibilities "IF" the lake is frozen end of October which with water temps the way they were. The Lake could have easily been frozen that early. "IF" again this being the case and you let the word out that you can have 100 fish days as some did. Let the hordes start massing on the lake. The fish come in close to certain areas to set up and be ready to spawn. It would be similar to fishing the Redds on a river. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. If the lake's fish stayed scattered would not be as big an issue (like Memorial day) but they are all congregated in just a few areas in mass. No one can tell me that if the Hordes arrive they are going to put the big ones back or the fish are going to be treated decently--ya right they are. Some well but a good portion of meat hunters will not. It will become a so so fishery rather than the trophy lake that everyone has come to love.
You can't park masses over a bunch of spawners and not impact the fishery in my little ol humble opinion.
I think ice fishing will impact the lake in a negative way. To what extent will be determined by length of season, mortality rates--and you know they are going to be high with treble hooks and the ethics of fishermen will always play apart in any fishery.
As far as the transmitter issue. Only 30 fish were implanted with transmitters not 500. I would comment more but Bill is doing a story on the implanting that will be coming out soon.
This is more than I have said for 6 months
)) Must have struck my one nerve. Should make for a lively debate in months to come.
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Just wanted to add my 2cents. The report that Brian shared was a report generated by Damon Keen the fishery manager at Henrys Lake.
In looking at the report and I have no doubt that the statistics are accurate. Damon has always been a straight shooter.
What we have to do is look at the possibilities "IF" the lake is frozen end of October which with water temps the way they were. The Lake could have easily been frozen that early. "IF" again this being the case and you let the word out that you can have 100 fish days as some did. Let the hordes start massing on the lake. The fish come in close to certain areas to set up and be ready to spawn. It would be similar to fishing the Redds on a river. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. If the lake's fish stayed scattered would not be as big an issue (like Memorial day) but they are all congregated in just a few areas in mass. No one can tell me that if the Hordes arrive they are going to put the big ones back or the fish are going to be treated decently--ya right they are. Some well but a good portion of meat hunters will not. It will become a so so fishery rather than the trophy lake that everyone has come to love.
You can't park masses over a bunch of spawners and not impact the fishery in my little ol humble opinion.
I think ice fishing will impact the lake in a negative way. To what extent will be determined by length of season, mortality rates--and you know they are going to be high with treble hooks and the ethics of fishermen will always play apart in any fishery.
As far as the transmitter issue. Only 30 fish were implanted with transmitters not 500. I would comment more but Bill is doing a story on the implanting that will be coming out soon.
This is more than I have said for 6 months
)) Must have struck my one nerve. Should make for a lively debate in months to come.[signature]