Stocking Report Surprise

[DjHill16]

I was going over the stocking report to see if my favorite local lakes received a planting if kokanee this year. As I scrolled down through the lakes this caught my eye. You will know what I am talking about as soon as you see it.



 I would assume they are trying to do something about the size of the current kokanee population in the lake. It will be interesting to see the results in a few years.

From what I have heard, that is exactly what they are trying to do. Right now the kokes up there are on a five year cycle where they will go from super high numbers and smaller fish to fewer numbers and better sized fish. This introduction is to try and keep that major swing from being so drastic and keep the size of the fish more consistent.

If it works, that would be a great thing and with the deeper water that should suit them nicely. In the future there should be some great sized macs coming out of there.

I want to say the guy I heard that info from was saying that the DNR expected them to hit the 24-28 inch range. So not huge but would still be a fun fish to catch.