WDFW Q & A Thread - Questions for Stacie Kelsey, WDFW

[YellowBear]

Good morning Stacie,
You have talked about the high lake Tiger Muskie a few times and I was wondering how many lakes have been stocked and with how many fish ?
I would also like to know what else do the Tigers have to feed on in these lakes?


Thanks for your time.

[Stacie Kelsey]

Yellowbear

I got some info for you on the FWIN:

FYI, We set 24 nets on Potholes Reservoir over two days and caught ~300 walleye. It is a rough count since we counted walleye as they entered the boat when we pulled nets. The catch rates were very low for all species.

I see YB is asking you about 700 walleye being collected. Our biological threshold is around 300 walleye.


Let me know if you have further questions on this.

stace

[Stacie Kelsey]

Good morning Stacie,
You have talked about the high lake Tiger Muskie a few times and I was wondering how many lakes have been stocked and with how many fish ?
I would also like to know what else do the Tigers have to feed on in these lakes?


Thanks for your time.

We got the idea from I believe it was Idaho Fish and Game. I believe there is a report floating around but my boss is up watching Condit Dam get blown up so I will need to wait until he gets back to track down that information for you.

stace

[kevinb]

Good morning Stacie,
You have talked about the high lake Tiger Muskie a few times and I was wondering how many lakes have been stocked and with how many fish ?
I would also like to know what else do the Tigers have to feed on in these lakes?


Thanks for your time.

Hey YB,

There were two high/alpine lakes stocked with tiger muskies back in 1997.
The first was a 7-8 acre lake and the other was about 10 acres. The first lake received 70 musky fingerlings and the slightly
bigger lake was stocked with approx. 90 tigers. I believe they were put there to get eastern brook trout numbers down.
Both lakes were a one time plant and "IF" there are any tigers left in there,I can only speculate that it would only be but a few. These are more like ponds and I doubt they would have much to eat over the years. A cougar or a bear probably made a meal of them. Don't take my numbers as solid fact but it should be pretty close,I'm basing all of this on memory....which can be dangerous at times.

I think it was sooner than '97....maybe 2005. Sorry,can't recall at the moment

[G-Man]

I believe there is a report floating around but my boss is up watching Condit Dam get blown up so I will need to wait until he gets back to track down that information for you.
stace

Here's to hoping many more get blown up in our lifetime!

[Stacie Kelsey]

LOL! Yeah, don't get me started on this one though!

[Marc Martyn]

my boss is up watching Condit Dam get blown up so I will need to wait until he gets back to track down that information for you.

stace

You can watch a live feed of it on the utilities website. I think is suppose to start at about noon.

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[Marc Martyn]

I watched it live. Pretty cool. That's a lot of water all at once.

[Stacie Kelsey]

Lots of sediment.

[Kfedka]

Any updates for FWIN for Banks and Lake Roosevelt?

[Stacie Kelsey]

I will check and get back to you.

stace

[racfish]

Im still puzzled on the Crayfish in supposedly closed to fishing waters like the Sammamish Slough and or River? Can I use bait in the Sammamish River only systemn including the Slough? I generally use Cat Food.

[Stacie Kelsey]

Any updates for FWIN for Banks and Lake Roosevelt?

What specifically would you like to know about these two lakes?


ETA: Banks Lake was done two weeks ago and FDR will be done next week. Overall catch rates for walleye are low on these waters.

stace

[Stacie Kelsey]

Im still puzzled on the Crayfish in supposedly closed to fishing waters like the Sammamish Slough and or River? Can I use bait in the Sammamish River only systemn including the Slough? I generally use Cat Food.

You can only use the methods listed on page 139 in the pamphlet. So no hook/line sort of thing. The season is open through the end of the month. For more specific questions you can contact the Regional Office directly at 425-775-1311.

Let me know if you were after something else!

stace

[Kfedka]

Any updates for FWIN for Banks and Lake Roosevelt?

What specifically would you like to know about these two lakes?


ETA: Banks Lake was done two weeks ago and FDR will be done next week. Overall catch rates for walleye are low on these waters.

stace

When will the final report be posted in pdf formats?

[Kfedka]

What amount of Whitefish where caught at Potholes?

[Stacie Kelsey]

What amount of Whitefish where caught at Potholes?

Checking....

There have not been any reports in awhile.

120 Lake whitefish were collected in Potholes res. Average size was 20”.

stace

[Stacie Kelsey]

Just a reminder that I still am looking for volunteers to do some electroshocking. If you're interested contact me at stacie.kelsey@dfw.wa.gov



stace

[Amx]

Just a reminder that I still am looking for volunteers to do some electroshocking. If you're interested contact me at stacie.kelsey@dfw.wa.gov



stace

Can I go fishing at the same time?

[Teal101]

Just a reminder that I still am looking for volunteers to do some electroshocking. If you're interested contact me at stacie.kelsey@dfw.wa.gov



stace

If only you werent so far away!

What was your take on the sediment release from Condit Dam? Do you think that has or will adversely effect the Salmonid population in the river? Looks like a lot of habitat was washed away and destroyed.