Kokanee Introduced at Blackfoot Reservoir

[MMDon]

I agree Randy that it might be good news, but, with all of the issues going on right now at Ririe and no one seems to have an answer as to what or why the Kok population seems to be sliding down, seems like they would try a bit harder to resolve that instead of spreading the fish out over a much broader area.  I know it's a different  F&G area, but, still it seems like there would be a bit more effort to try and resolve that issue.  And maybe they are but just havent put much out on what they are doing. I do wonder though if the koks they are introducing here will find some of the tributaries coming into the reservoir and maybe have some natural spawn taking place. Time will tell but let's hope it does take.

I know the planted 1.2 million kokanee in Ririe this spring. They were trying to unload them at the dam but truck driver was checking out the turn around to get his truck and trailer down the ramp. He said if he couldn't dump there he was going to Blacktail. 

I never heard where they got dumped.


 

The magic number for Kokes in Ririe according to my notes is 250K to 300K. 1.2 million is  another recipe for disaster.