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Kokanee Catch Limit Increased on
Lake Pend Oreille |
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May 16, 2014 |
Anglers fishing Lake Pend Oreille will be
allowed to harvest more kokanee as a result of a
vote by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to
increase the limit there. Effective immediately,
anglers will be allowed to keep 15 kokanee per
day on Lake Pend Oreille.
The Commission approved the increase at its
quarterly meeting in Lewiston on May 15.
According to Fish and Game, the kokanee
population in Lake Pend Oreille has made a
remarkable recovery. Fourteen years ago Fish and
Game was forced to close the kokanee fishery
when it became evident that lake trout were
decimating the population, which had already
declined due to other factors.
In 2006 Fish and Game began an aggressive
program to suppress lake trout numbers using
angler harvest and commercial netting gear. Last
year, the kokanee closure ended when the
Commission approved a conservative limit of six
kokanee on Lake Pend Oreille.
During the first year of the fishery, the number
of kokanee returning to their spawning grounds
experienced a four-fold increase. Biologists
expect the kokanee population in Lake Pend
Oreille will continue to thrive, providing ample
opportunity to Idaho anglers. |
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