09-01-2012, 01:00 PM
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\ The remaining pool of water, while it looks inadequate, generally supports enough fish to maintain the fishery. Not to say that the remaining water level is at all ideal, but a surprising number of bass and other species survive the low water condition. For example, the last time Condie Reservoir was this low was in 2007. The nice bass that you and many other anglers were enjoying the past several years, especially bass over 14 inches long, survived the minimum pool condition that occurred in 2007.
Because of the minimum pool, IDFG rarely places Condie on salvage.
Dave
David Teuscher
Regional Fisheries Manager
Southeast Region
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
[url "http://tel:208-232-4703"]208-232-4703[/url][/quote]
Ok, I take it from this that salvage in this reference means to have no limit on the fish as they think the population will die off anyways.
If that is the case and from the other comments made here wouldn't it be important to suspend fishing altogether until the water levels at the least are less stressfull on the fish?
Also, are there plans to put more water in before the winter season to prevent winter kill? If it is mentioned in there I missed it.
I have not seen this reservoir nor have I looked yet at the puddle picture of it (just the outlet one). From what I read here those would seem to make sense to me.
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\ The remaining pool of water, while it looks inadequate, generally supports enough fish to maintain the fishery. Not to say that the remaining water level is at all ideal, but a surprising number of bass and other species survive the low water condition. For example, the last time Condie Reservoir was this low was in 2007. The nice bass that you and many other anglers were enjoying the past several years, especially bass over 14 inches long, survived the minimum pool condition that occurred in 2007.
Because of the minimum pool, IDFG rarely places Condie on salvage.
Dave
David Teuscher
Regional Fisheries Manager
Southeast Region
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
[url "http://tel:208-232-4703"]208-232-4703[/url][/quote]
Ok, I take it from this that salvage in this reference means to have no limit on the fish as they think the population will die off anyways.
If that is the case and from the other comments made here wouldn't it be important to suspend fishing altogether until the water levels at the least are less stressfull on the fish?
Also, are there plans to put more water in before the winter season to prevent winter kill? If it is mentioned in there I missed it.
I have not seen this reservoir nor have I looked yet at the puddle picture of it (just the outlet one). From what I read here those would seem to make sense to me.
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