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Good stuff Capn Vince but my point is that if wilds are 40% of the kings out there ,a substantial number , 100 kings,both wild & stocked if both contribute equally,  are responsible for 40 fish 2-4 years later. Could be only 20 of the 100 are the ones making the 40 % , but what  20? As the fish roam the lake most of the time. 

I guess I am thinking about the mature fish available at spawn time to run the creeks.

Is the breakwall done ? If they can somehow funnel all the runofff/current through a small area it may clean itself out. Johnsons & Sandy creek do this. Otherwise it will be like Bald eagle & Blind sodus that need periodic dredging. Should be some good Bass/Pike fishing around the new rocks .

And yes, They have to dredge the Oak and Genny every few years also. 

My question was for mature 3 -4 year old fish .The ones that make the spawn run. So what happens  before 3 years is kind of a moot point as I see it. 

Playing with the numbers a little to get by the cold weather , can only clean your reels & tackle boxes so much. .

So for a round number ,40 % of mature kings are wild fish. So out of 100 kings ,40 are wild. That's a pretty substantial number . So that means that if half of those 100 are lake boxed or stringered in a nat repro stream , 3 years from now there still  will be the 60 stocked ( if that stays constant) & only 20 wilds for a total of 80 . take half those fish and 3 years later there are only 76 total  , Approx a 25% reduction.  100 mature  fish are responsible for 40 mature  fish 3-4 years. Am I looking at this correctly ? 

3-5 years ago we had banner king  fishing , or at least I did. I remember reports from others of the same. Are we paying for that now ? 

There is some natural reproduction of Kings in LO . Do we know what percentage of say 100 mature kings in a given year are "wild" ? 

Also do both the stocked and "wild" Kings both natural reproduce equally ? 

And one more. What streams are able to sustain the fry till they can  return to the lake? 

Same questions as above for Rainbow / Steelheads .

My mind wanders sometimes this time of year. Thanks in advance. 

Problem is , some one is going to think this is a good idea. And why not with some of the electronics out there ,this is just the logical next step. 

Dont see me rushing out to purchace one anytime soon. 

Chopped a hole off my Sea wall this morn. There was about 1.5 " of good ice. Problem is the snow got on it &

pushed it down and now there is water on it. Snow insulates it & it slows freezing process.Wont be long now.

So let me get this straight. They want to put billions of dollars worth of commercial & residential property in peril for enviromental reasons. Is the lake and its estuaries that sick.They spent 25 years back in the 60's & 70's getting the levels right after the high water & erosion issues back then . I ain't buying it.

I ask myself, now why would they want to make the high limit higher and low limit lower ?Makes no sence.  For enviromental reasons? 

There is a huge water shortage all over the country. Dont be surpised if soon they want to ship great lakes/LO  water to different locations of the country by canal or pipeline for economic development reasons. If you consider this scenario ,it makes more sence. Dont trust them. 

I will look next time go out. I have been out of Sandy 7 times the last few weeks with only one fish on . i have only seen one small one netted  also. I think of all the kings I have boated this time of year out of the Oak and it makes me wonder . I need some skein.  Saw one floating this morn and netted it with high hopes of getting some skien but it was a male. Can't catch a break. Maybe weather change will make it better. 

I have a 86  2160 trophy as yours. My fish box has a pump and does not go into bilge.

 Where you stand midship at that stepdown in front of sink, that drains in bilge .

Actually yes. You are not suppose to use any soft plastics that are more than a year old. As luck has it I am certified to dispose of any and all old plastic baits. Just Stick them in a bag w/ my $ 20 fee and I will dispose of them for you. But wait there is more ! Any old outdated fishing rods or reels I can also take care of for  free . Just Pay additional handling  .