03-23-2013, 02:37 PM
Thank you for the clarification. Your input on the forums is always welcomed and appreciated.
"There have been egg survival studies that are specific to the willard inlet at the south marina. Due to the heavy sediment there walleye that do enter the south marina and spawn don't contribute to the walleye population in Willard Bay. The eggs just get covered with silt and die."
I suspect that a lot of the concern stems from the idea that the abundance of fish in the channel might be returning to specific areas where these fish themselves were spawned, much like salmon. Do walleye also return to the same areas where they were spawned? Or do they simply seek out what they perceive to be suitable spawning conditions wherever they happen to be? I had always assumed that these fish in the inlet were returning to their birthplace.
Even if these eggs in the inlet are not expected to survive, do the fish themselves die? or might they be expected to possibly spawn somewhere else with more success next year?
Since DoWhatWeCan has a full time job and monitoring these forums might be a second full time position, can anyone else here knowledgeably answer these questions?
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"There have been egg survival studies that are specific to the willard inlet at the south marina. Due to the heavy sediment there walleye that do enter the south marina and spawn don't contribute to the walleye population in Willard Bay. The eggs just get covered with silt and die."
I suspect that a lot of the concern stems from the idea that the abundance of fish in the channel might be returning to specific areas where these fish themselves were spawned, much like salmon. Do walleye also return to the same areas where they were spawned? Or do they simply seek out what they perceive to be suitable spawning conditions wherever they happen to be? I had always assumed that these fish in the inlet were returning to their birthplace.
Even if these eggs in the inlet are not expected to survive, do the fish themselves die? or might they be expected to possibly spawn somewhere else with more success next year?
Since DoWhatWeCan has a full time job and monitoring these forums might be a second full time position, can anyone else here knowledgeably answer these questions?
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