So instead of figuring out how to make them work, you're going to cut them? I'd take 10,000 of these and I'd bet you the cost of raising them that I could get an acceptable return. It's obvious people want browns and I think they could work. I know there's dynamics here and you have more to worry about than just making them stick somewhere. I just hate to see browns written off forever after years of doing the same thing and claiming they can't work.
Not true. I am on here asking questions too. We just made a change by moving and consolidating fish. So far not so good except this spring showed some promise. We have stocked like 6 different strains in response to falling brown trout catches.
What do you know about Sturgeon River strain? It is a naturally reproducing stain that migrates out to lakes. That is what we are stocking now along with wild rose.It is pointless more or less they already have there mind made up. Lake trout. Walleye. And there number 1 fav money pig sturgeon are what matters to Jim and Jay and always have been. They have never answered the hard questions and when they have they went back against there word. He says browns were cut do to poor returns but when every person fishing every port has other to say they just quit asking. Browns were cut because they quit putting in sea forelen do to an inbred brood stock. So rather than get new broods they went to multiple different strains. The same strains as they have put in creeks for years. Makes sense right???nope.
Then show me your catch reports. When was brown fishing it’s best in St Joe? I would like to compare that to strain, water productivity, bait, creel times etc.Then listen to the answer's given lol. Think about what you just said also Jay. They like dirty water. So you move th away from the dirtier water in lake Michigan
Thank you. This is the type of feedback that is useful. Do you keep a personal fishing log? If so, would you share it with me? Much appreciated.
I get that southern rivers have stained water. What happens July through September when the water is warm top to bottom out past 70 ft and the rivers are approaching 80 degrees.Then listen to the answer's given lol. Think about what you just said also Jay. They like dirty water. So you move th away from the dirtier water in lake Michigan
I have shared that stuff with you. Multiple other people I know as well as other charter captains I worked for back in the time frame we're talking about also shared with you. Multiple people I know reported all of their stuff just like off just like FBD through salmon ambassadors and were told that they were not supposed to give other data on other fish because it was not needed. Many of us were at the meetings asking to not have the Brown trout go away telling you exactly what we were seeing on the water and we were not listened to then why should we trust you now after all the years of lies
I never have once said anything about not being for the cuts that were made to chinook but don't joke with anybody and act like we would be in the same position we are right now if there wasn't over 3 million lake trout being dumped in and eating all of the ale wives every year. Also don't act like you didn't Do things to Increase these numbers of lake trout after telling everybody that you said that you were doing everything you could. I don't know a lot about sturgeon river Browns because I don't get any of them actually nobody in the parts of Southern lake Michigan that used to get Browns get any Browns anymore so I haven't made myself very readily available to knowing about them.
Ok. Maybe you did, but I don’t know who you are. I did not get many reports when we were evaluating the cut in 2017. What is your name? I would like to see if I received that info. You can text or call 616-490-5090. [email protected]. Thanks.
nope.
