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Good news for Starvation Reservoir! Our aquatics staff just completed an experimental stocking of 100,000 two-inch kokanee salmon in select areas around the lake. We're hopeful that the kokanee will return to those areas to spawn in three to four years.
Based on quantity and size of zooplankton in the system, we believe kokanee will do well at Starvation. Other factors of success are unknown, but our aquatics staff will monitor the fish closely during the next several years.
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Heck ya!! I love kokanees and I'm glad that the DWR is willing to try them out in other waters. As long as those stinking walleyes don't gobble them up they should do fine I would think (BTW, I love walleyes too).
I'd love to see them in jordanelle, deer creek, and rock port, but who knows, maybe they wouldn't do as well there.
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I am very pleased with the direction that the DNR has been going as far as getting away from a trout mentality in Utah.
Perhaps I should rephrase that.
Utah has long been a trout loving state and the DNR has obliged us.
With the outcry from many Utah anglers to include other species of fish to supplement the trout, the DNR has listened and they are actively doing many things to help meet these requests.
For many years, I was one of the people that didn't care it Utah had fish other than trout. As I started to pursue these other species I realized how nice it is to have a choice in what I target when fishing.
I applaud the DNR for their new direction and look forward to seeing what other changes lie in store for Utah's waters.
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Nice. Since I prefer starvy to strawberry, gives me something else to try for in the future.
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[quote DKStroutfitter]
I applaud the DNR for their new direction and look forward to seeing what other changes lie in store for Utah's waters.[/quote]
I'm with you on that.
Wipers, Kokanee, sterile walleye, etc.
It makes it so you don't have to drive as far to fish for different species.[  ]
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That's pretty crazy. I bet those perch and walleye are going to like those little guys. Hopefully they grab on like the bows and do well. I fish Starvation a lot and would love to accidentally catch one in a few years.
Not sound unappreciative but kokanee and trout are in the same group of fish in my opinion. I'm sure someone will chime in on the differences and give me a scientific breakdown but it is my opinion.
Slime rocket being that group of fish.
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[#0000FF]The kokes will occupy a different niche than the bows. They will look for deeper and colder water but will subsist on the zooplankton and other bitty bites that the bows also utilize.
Fishing for them will be different most of the year. Think downriggers.
'Bout time they fed those poor walleyes.
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Agreed!
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[quote fsh4fun05] That's pretty crazy. I bet those perch and walleye are going to like those little guys. Hopefully they grab on like the bows and do well. I fish Starvation a lot and would love to accidentally catch one in a few years.
Not sound unappreciative but kokanee and trout are in the same group of fish in my opinion. I'm sure someone will chime in on the differences and give me a scientific breakdown but it is my opinion.
Slime rocket being that group of fish.[/quote] Kokanee salmon is not trout. If you eat fish there should not be any great explanation needed. As far as catching it's a different world especially after they start to school up to spawn.
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Way to go DWR you just made a lot of fisherman happy ! Now if you would just try them in Jordanelle .
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Awesome move DWR, well done!!!
What can we all do to help facilitate a feasibility study for kokes in Jordanelle?
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[quote SBennett]
What can we all do to help facilitate a feasibility study for kokes in Jordanelle?[/quote]
Start by moving all the trout that they plant every fall in Deer Creek over to Jordanelle.[ ]
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[quote ducksfresh]Kokanee salmon is not trout. If you eat fish there should not be any great explanation needed. [/quote]
actually....
Kokanee salmon are "Oncorhynchus nerka"
rainbow trout are "Oncorhynchus mykiss"
both are Family salmonidae
both are sub-family salmonid
both are genus oncorhynchus
So, the difference between a kokanee salmon and a rainbow trout is nearly the same as the difference between a rainbow trout and cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarkii). They are VERY closely related and both fall into a "trout" category.
for those concerned about the walleye and perch eating the kokanee -- isn't that part of the plan? If you want a good walleye and perch fishery, you need a prey species that is sustainable. Wouldn't kokanee provide a necessary niche for perch and walleye just like the intent at Fish Lake?
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Now and hoping and working with the DWR on getting Tiger Muskies stocked into other bodies of water closer to SLC metro area...I agree the DWR is really working to diversify its fishing species to the more diversified angler...
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That's good, one of my favorite ponds.[  ]
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[quote PBH][quote ducksfresh]Kokanee salmon is not trout. If you eat fish there should not be any great explanation needed. [/quote]
actually....
Kokanee salmon are "Oncorhynchus nerka"
rainbow trout are "Oncorhynchus mykiss"
both are Family salmonidae
both are sub-family salmonid
both are genus oncorhynchus
So, the difference between a kokanee salmon and a rainbow trout is nearly the same as the difference between a rainbow trout and cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarkii). They are VERY closely related and both fall into a "trout" category.
for those concerned about the walleye and perch eating the kokanee -- isn't that part of the plan? If you want a good walleye and perch fishery, you need a prey species that is sustainable. Wouldn't kokanee provide a necessary niche for perch and walleye just like the intent at Fish Lake?[/quote]
WOW I guess you told me.
Sounds like they are as close as the difference of me being an butt head and a nice guy. All I have to do is open my mouth. LOL
Thanks for the education.
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[quote k2muskie]Now and hoping and working with the DWR on getting Tiger Muskies stocked into other bodies of water closer to SLC metro area....[/quote]
And I'm hoping and working on the DWR Southern Region to get me some tiger muskies and walleye and lake trout and kokanee into some bodies of water closer to the Cedar City area....
I want my big fish and to eat them too!
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How 'bout just getting some water closer to Cedar City?
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I knew I would get some crap about that [laugh]. I never called kokanee a trout, I called them slime rockets.
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[quote fsh4fun05] I knew I would get some crap about that [laugh]. I never called kokanee a trout, I called them slime rockets.[/quote]
It all good. Just trying to have some fun.
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