Sandy as a natural spawning creek?

[Gill-T]

Tom, that creek pollution assessment only makes the case for NOT stocking Atlantics in Sandy. Wasted funds. I am all for stream rehab but fed dollars going to stocking Sandy with Atlantics is still my tax dollars. Put them all in the Salmon River or remove the dam on the Black River or use the other Sandy and S.Sandy creeks North of Salmon River,  anything but putting them in frog water.

[LongLine]

Gill - I think I've stated many times that just stocking AS there won't work unless some forms of Habitat Restoration take place (as noted in other places) and that further experimentation takes place.  I.E. The "powers" need to stop "Half-stepping." 
 
I didn't make the decision to restore native fishes to the Great Lakes.  Kings introduced to reduce alewives.  Sportfishing for them came later.  The recent experiment (30K fingerlings at the mouth) is showing better results than previous experiments. Although it's not yielded "instant gratification."

Some AS Nat Repro has been detected in the SR. (view that video) With the SR restoration project; will it increase to where they out-compete the Kings? (As feared in some places on the west coast with accidental AS farm releases?)  Time will tell.

 

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Chin'35 - It's already been suggested to install ice booms on the creek. 

 

 

[chinook35]

36 minutes ago, LongLine said:

Gill - I think I've stated many times that just stocking AS there won't work unless some forms of Habitat Restoration take place (as noted in other places) and that further experimentation takes place.  I.E. The "powers" need to stop "Half-stepping." 
 
I didn't make the decision to restore native fishes to the Great Lakes.  Kings introduced to reduce alewives.  Sportfishing for them came later.  The recent experiment (30K fingerlings at the mouth) is showing better results than previous experiments. Although it's not yielded "instant gratification."

Some AS Nat Repro has been detected in the SR. (view that video) With the SR restoration project; will it increase to where they out-compete the Kings? (As feared in some places on the west coast with accidental AS farm releases?)  Time will tell.

 

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Chin'35 - It's already been suggested to install ice booms on the creek. 

 

 

I genuinely hope that no one took my post seriously. It was meant as a joke 

I was trying to lighten the load. I know nothing about the western sandy creek. I grew up near the eastern sandy creek and Sandy pond. I have over the years caught a few AS while fishing for kings   They are a beautiful fish   I hope that a way can be found to restore a viable population , but so much has changed in both lake o and its tributaries I don’t hold a lot of optimism