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Her are a couple Graphs that show the stocking reports for Strawberry Kokanee. '09 and '10 show some generous numbers which would more less explain the awesome Koke fishing Last year and slower fishing this. I believe it takes 4 maybe 5 years for Kokes generally to mature enough for the Spawn. So according to the graph, it may be a couple years for it to pick up real good again. But until then, I don't mind catching the quality like this year over the quantity of last year. I'm no biologist but this may explain the slow fishing this year.
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Are you aware of any data that shows non planter #s returning to spawn?
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The seminar I watched on Strawberry didn't touch on the fry retention. I will ask around and see what the general survival rate is. If memory serves its not all that high.
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Hi guys, The Kokes actually spawn at 4 years and die. Looking at the chart there were low numbers planted in 2011 and 2012 so this would explain the slower fishingthis year 2010 had almost double the numbers planted over 2012 that is why fishing was so generous last year. It looks like 2017 will be the next banner Kokanee year.[sly][sly]
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Yup, pretty much summed up the original post. In the mean time we should keep catching quality Kokes.
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So, in researching somewhat, it sounds like if they let the Kokanee spawn naturally and stay in strawberry its roughly a 20% survival rate, when they strip them and hatch them in a hatchery it goes up to @80% survival. Then when the reach fingerling size and put them back in strawberry it @ 60% survival from there. So the numbers are what they are. This info came from a buddy that just graduated from a BYU with a degree in wildlife management and resource. I don't know that I would testify in court with the percentages but it's a pretty solid fought estimate.
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Aren't most kokanee caught in their 4th year? If that is the case won't 2018 be the next banner year?
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