One of the things about LW sockeye smolts is that they are, by far, among the largest sockeye smolts known. About twice as large as Fraser. One of the problems talked about when I was involved was that there was not sufficient food when the fry hit the lake. Those that made it through this pinch point found way more than enough to eat and grew very large.

The original clean-up of LW was pushed by, among others, Dr Edmondson of the UW. In his book about the lake he did make the suggestion that some sewage be re-introduced into the lake to increase food.

Pikeminnow may be predators but so are both basses and walleye.