04-01-2010, 05:10 PM
I hadn't fished Stone in quite a few years so I emailed F&G about it.
This is what I sent:
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:20 PM
To: IDFGINFO
Subject: Stone Reservoir-Magic Valley Region
This message was sent from the IDFG website.
I am interested in fishing Stone Res.,
but I heard that Stone Reservoir was drained in 2008. Was it poisoned also? Were any other fish besides trout restocked?
Have any fisheries reports been done since 2008 that tell what fish are surviving there?
Are there any perch, crappie, or bass still in the reservoir? If so what are the numbers? rare to abundant?
This is what they replied:
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:01 PM
To: IDFGINFO
Subject: RE: Stone Reservoir-Magic Valley Region
Dear angler,
Stone Reservoir was last surveyed in 2004. At that time fish species documented in the fishery included common carp, yellow perch, white crappie, black crappie, hatchery rainbow trout, and largemouth bass (see below table). Carp and hatchery rainbow trout (recently stocked) made up most of the catch in our sampling.
Regarding recent events at Stone: the short answer is that we heard a rumor that Stone had been either completely dewatered or at least drawn-down to lower levels than usual. This rumor was investigated in 2008 where we went to Stone only to find it had the usual amount of water in it. We did not sample the fishery , just inspected basic water levels. We have not “poisoned” the fishery.
We intend to sample the fishery this year to determine if in fact there was a major fish kill. We have a regular stocking program at Stone Reservoir (see [url "http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/stocking/stream_nam.cfm"]http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/stocking/stream_nam.cfm[/url] - Choose Magic Valley Region, select how many years, select “Stone Reservoir”) so we can tell you there will at least be this years stocked trout available. We receive very few fishing reports from Stone and they vary from GREAT to “What happened. In short, we truly don’t have a solid answer as to what’s currently available.
[center]SPECIES[/center]
[center]CATCH[/center]
[center]% CATCH[/center]
[center]% BIOMASS[/center]
[center]CPUE[/center]
BLACK CRAPPIE
[center]4[/center]
[center]0.7%[/center]
[center]0.2%[/center]
[center]2[/center]
CARP
[center]149[/center]
[center]26.8%[/center]
[center]38.7%[/center]
[center]75[/center]
HATCHERY RAINBOW TROUT
[center]221[/center]
[center]39.7%[/center]
[center]46.9%[/center]
[center]111[/center]
LARGEMOUTH BASS
[center]45[/center]
[center]8.1%[/center]
[center]10.8%[/center]
[center]23[/center]
WHITE CRAPPIE
[center]88[/center]
[center]15.8%[/center]
[center]2.6%[/center]
[center]44[/center]
YELLOW PERCH
[center]50[/center]
[center]9.0%[/center]
[center]0.8%[/center]
[center]25[/center]
If you have additional questions, please contact Doug Megargle-Regional Fishery Manager at 208-324-4359.
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This is what I sent:
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:20 PM
To: IDFGINFO
Subject: Stone Reservoir-Magic Valley Region
This message was sent from the IDFG website.
I am interested in fishing Stone Res.,
but I heard that Stone Reservoir was drained in 2008. Was it poisoned also? Were any other fish besides trout restocked?
Have any fisheries reports been done since 2008 that tell what fish are surviving there?
Are there any perch, crappie, or bass still in the reservoir? If so what are the numbers? rare to abundant?
This is what they replied:
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:01 PM
To: IDFGINFO
Subject: RE: Stone Reservoir-Magic Valley Region
Dear angler,
Stone Reservoir was last surveyed in 2004. At that time fish species documented in the fishery included common carp, yellow perch, white crappie, black crappie, hatchery rainbow trout, and largemouth bass (see below table). Carp and hatchery rainbow trout (recently stocked) made up most of the catch in our sampling.
Regarding recent events at Stone: the short answer is that we heard a rumor that Stone had been either completely dewatered or at least drawn-down to lower levels than usual. This rumor was investigated in 2008 where we went to Stone only to find it had the usual amount of water in it. We did not sample the fishery , just inspected basic water levels. We have not “poisoned” the fishery.
We intend to sample the fishery this year to determine if in fact there was a major fish kill. We have a regular stocking program at Stone Reservoir (see [url "http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/stocking/stream_nam.cfm"]http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/stocking/stream_nam.cfm[/url] - Choose Magic Valley Region, select how many years, select “Stone Reservoir”) so we can tell you there will at least be this years stocked trout available. We receive very few fishing reports from Stone and they vary from GREAT to “What happened. In short, we truly don’t have a solid answer as to what’s currently available.
[center]SPECIES[/center]
[center]CATCH[/center]
[center]% CATCH[/center]
[center]% BIOMASS[/center]
[center]CPUE[/center]
BLACK CRAPPIE
[center]4[/center]
[center]0.7%[/center]
[center]0.2%[/center]
[center]2[/center]
CARP
[center]149[/center]
[center]26.8%[/center]
[center]38.7%[/center]
[center]75[/center]
HATCHERY RAINBOW TROUT
[center]221[/center]
[center]39.7%[/center]
[center]46.9%[/center]
[center]111[/center]
LARGEMOUTH BASS
[center]45[/center]
[center]8.1%[/center]
[center]10.8%[/center]
[center]23[/center]
WHITE CRAPPIE
[center]88[/center]
[center]15.8%[/center]
[center]2.6%[/center]
[center]44[/center]
YELLOW PERCH
[center]50[/center]
[center]9.0%[/center]
[center]0.8%[/center]
[center]25[/center]
If you have additional questions, please contact Doug Megargle-Regional Fishery Manager at 208-324-4359.
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