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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 ?

Questions 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.

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.

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 .