Whatever Todd,

your credibility has declined to negativity.


Fly_Guy,

I'm pretty sure you got your information second hand.

What I read is that if there are too many fish competing for the gravel then the overall spawning would be less effective. A fish spawning on top of a previous nest tends to cancel the original effort and the disturbance can subject the exposed eggs to disease that might spread to the secondary overlapping nest. Disease can be a big problem with spawning and many speculate that the reason salmonids spawn in a group of separate nests, called redds, is to avoid losing an entire years effort to disease if it consumes one of the nests.

Quote:
" My opinion on the matter is that we need to manage the rivers for maximum returns of fish, not maximum harvest of fish."
Obviously, the best way to maximize harvest over the long haul is to maximize returns.
The best way to maximize spawning numbers is to prohibit fishing altogether.
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