Comments for Kent Cannon's Fishing and Hunting News http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com NW Outdoor Writer; Fishing and Hunting the Northwest Sun, 13 May 2012 04:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Kokanee Bite is On! by reverse phone lookup http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=996#comment-66 reverse phone lookup Sun, 13 May 2012 04:57:33 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=996#comment-66 Woah! I'm really loving the template/theme of this website. It's simple, yet effective. A lot of times it's difficult to get that "perfect balance" between usability and visual appeal. I must say you have done a superb job with this. In addition, the blog loads super quick for me on Internet explorer. Exceptional Blog! Woah! I’m really loving the template/theme of this website. It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s difficult to get that “perfect balance” between usability and visual appeal. I must say you have done a superb job with this. In addition, the blog loads super quick for me on Internet explorer. Exceptional Blog!

]]> Comment on Spring Kokanee Magic by Joel Eckhart http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=900#comment-63 Joel Eckhart Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:41:15 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=900#comment-63 Thanks for the review Kent. They are simple but effective. Richard has really pounded the kokanee with them. I now have a Facebook page that has a bunch of jigs for steelhead, salmon, and walleye along with the Wiggle Butts for kokanee. Have fun at Green Peter. I hear it is your first time out this season, better shake the dust off : ) Give the shrimp and corn a try that I gave to Richard. Nitrile gloves are a must with this stuff, it is very potent. Joel's Jigs Thanks for the review Kent. They are simple but effective. Richard has really pounded the kokanee with them. I now have a Facebook page that has a bunch of jigs for steelhead, salmon, and walleye along with the Wiggle Butts for kokanee. Have fun at Green Peter. I hear it is your first time out this season, better shake the dust off : ) Give the shrimp and corn a try that I gave to Richard. Nitrile gloves are a must with this stuff, it is very potent.

Joel’s Jigs

]]> Comment on Preview of GVF Lures Spinners by Richard Kennedy http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=834#comment-62 Richard Kennedy Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:09:48 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=834#comment-62 I've used GVF lures the past couple years with good results and I cant wait to get my hands on these new spinners! I think they will be great at the Kokanee Power derby's this season! Kokonuts I’ve used GVF lures the past couple years with good results and I cant wait to get my hands on these new spinners!
I think they will be great at the Kokanee Power derby’s this season!
Kokonuts

]]> Comment on Montana Holds Back Support For Lake Trout Netting On Flathead Lake; Wants More Public Review by Lucky http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-61 Lucky Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:58:59 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-61 Kent, thanks. Yes, we have seen a lot of poor decision making on both sides. We also have a thriving population of pike upstream of Flathead Lake which contribute to the problem. In fact, it is likely that the Flathead pike population is the source of the WA pike problem downstream in the Pend Oreille River. Idaho had such good success in Pend Oreille that they are now considering netting in Priest Lake because mackinaw are eating all the kookanee and the angling popularity of the kokanee fishery was much higher than the lake trout fishery. Lake trout have been here for a 100 years. Mysis improved the survival of juvenile lake trout causing the explosion in the population. The lake trout reduction in Lake Pend Oreille has been a success. They are seeing increases in both their kokanee population and in the native bull trout and they have a higher density of mysis than Flathead. We are netting lake trout here in Swan Lake (likely another illegal introduction) and we are seeing good success there. We know we can limit the mackinaw population. We have the tools and techniques to do so. We know that fewer lake trout will result in less predation on native fish and increase fishing success in the river fishery. Not everyone likes to fish for mackinaw and not everyone has the resources to do so. Until about 30 years ago you could walk down to the Flathead River near Kalispell with just a pole and a plug and catch trophy bull trout to over 20 pounds. We don't want to collapse the lake trout population. There will still be around a million mackinaw left for the lake anglers. We just want to restore some of what we had and we can do that. Mackinaw have been a drag on our economy and our fishing for too long. They are infesting the entire watershed. We can still restore a balance and have good fishing in both the river and the lake. If we wait much longer there may be no fish left to save. Kent, thanks. Yes, we have seen a lot of poor decision making on both sides. We also have a thriving population of pike upstream of Flathead Lake which contribute to the problem. In fact, it is likely that the Flathead pike population is the source of the WA pike problem downstream in the Pend Oreille River.

Idaho had such good success in Pend Oreille that they are now considering netting in Priest Lake because mackinaw are eating all the kookanee and the angling popularity of the kokanee fishery was much higher than the lake trout fishery.

Lake trout have been here for a 100 years. Mysis improved the survival of juvenile lake trout causing the explosion in the population. The lake trout reduction in Lake Pend Oreille has been a success. They are seeing increases in both their kokanee population and in the native bull trout and they have a higher density of mysis than Flathead. We are netting lake trout here in Swan Lake (likely another illegal introduction) and we are seeing good success there. We know we can limit the mackinaw population. We have the tools and techniques to do so. We know that fewer lake trout will result in less predation on native fish and increase fishing success in the river fishery. Not everyone likes to fish for mackinaw and not everyone has the resources to do so. Until about 30 years ago you could walk down to the Flathead River near Kalispell with just a pole and a plug and catch trophy bull trout to over 20 pounds. We don’t want to collapse the lake trout population. There will still be around a million mackinaw left for the lake anglers. We just want to restore some of what we had and we can do that. Mackinaw have been a drag on our economy and our fishing for too long. They are infesting the entire watershed. We can still restore a balance and have good fishing in both the river and the lake. If we wait much longer there may be no fish left to save.

]]> Comment on Montana Holds Back Support For Lake Trout Netting On Flathead Lake; Wants More Public Review by Kent Cannon http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-60 Kent Cannon Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:47:56 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-60 Lucky, I am just asking the question. I have seen, in my short lifetime (tongue in cheek) many malfunctions of our fish and game people making quick decisions that sound good in theory. I am not a Mack fan, however the crash of the lake has been largely due to the introduction of Mysis which is a result of some poor decision making by fish and game people. Unfortunately the introduction of non-native fish such as mack's to an eco system usually has some far reaching problems that are very hard to reverse. It is my understanding that Idaho has had some pretty good success removing Mack's to the point that the lakes in question have recovered somewhat. On the same note, Northern Pike also introduced illegally are now in tributaries of the Columbia river basin. Talk about a catastrophe! Lucky,
I am just asking the question. I have seen, in my short lifetime (tongue in cheek) many malfunctions of our fish and game people making quick decisions that sound good in theory. I am not a Mack fan, however the crash of the lake has been largely due to the introduction of Mysis which is a result of some poor decision making by fish and game people. Unfortunately the introduction of non-native fish such as mack’s to an eco system usually has some far reaching problems that are very hard to reverse. It is my understanding that Idaho has had some pretty good success removing Mack’s to the point that the lakes in question have recovered somewhat.

On the same note, Northern Pike also introduced illegally are now in tributaries of the Columbia river basin. Talk about a catastrophe!

]]> Comment on Montana Holds Back Support For Lake Trout Netting On Flathead Lake; Wants More Public Review by Lucky http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-59 Lucky Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:31:53 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=802#comment-59 <i>"So tell me what and who does this removal benefit?"</i> Kent - First of all, this benefits anglers who fish the river. We have removed bull trout, the only trophy fish in the Flathead that is available to everybody. Lake trout are available only to those with expensive boats, fish finders, downriggers, or those who can afford $700/day for a charter boat. We have lost more than 50% of the cutthroats and bull trout from our river system to predation by lake trout. We lost the most popular kokanee fishery in the state to predation by lake trout. We lost 10 of 13 lakes in Glacier Park to invasion by lake trout. Swan Lake has been invaded by lake trout and fishing pressure there is tanking. We are in danger of surrendering the entire watershed to a fish monoculture that is composed of fish that are too contaminated by mercury and PCBs to eat. Mysis caused the explosion in the lake trout population, but mysis are not eating our native fish, lake trout are. We can't control mysis, yet, but we do know how to control lake trout. I can't believe that you oppose introduction of wolves because they are eating all our native wildlife, but when the same thing happens in Flathead Lake, you support the aquatic wolves. “So tell me what and who does this removal benefit?” Kent – First of all, this benefits anglers who fish the river. We have removed bull trout, the only trophy fish in the Flathead that is available to everybody. Lake trout are available only to those with expensive boats, fish finders, downriggers, or those who can afford $700/day for a charter boat. We have lost more than 50% of the cutthroats and bull trout from our river system to predation by lake trout. We lost the most popular kokanee fishery in the state to predation by lake trout. We lost 10 of 13 lakes in Glacier Park to invasion by lake trout. Swan Lake has been invaded by lake trout and fishing pressure there is tanking. We are in danger of surrendering the entire watershed to a fish monoculture that is composed of fish that are too contaminated by mercury and PCBs to eat. Mysis caused the explosion in the lake trout population, but mysis are not eating our native fish, lake trout are. We can’t control mysis, yet, but we do know how to control lake trout.
I can’t believe that you oppose introduction of wolves because they are eating all our native wildlife, but when the same thing happens in Flathead Lake, you support the aquatic wolves.

]]> Comment on Washington Kokanee Power fades back into Non-Existence by Kent Cannon http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-58 Kent Cannon Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:57:34 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-58 To be quite honest, Garland it really needs to be a Washington resident because of the legal papers. Richard is an Oregon resident who has a summer home on Merwin. There were a lot of Oregon residents who would have loved to have been involved. Too bad there were no Washington guys willing to step up. To be quite honest, Garland it really needs to be a Washington resident because of the legal papers. Richard is an Oregon resident who has a summer home on Merwin. There were a lot of Oregon residents who would have loved to have been involved. Too bad there were no Washington guys willing to step up.

]]> Comment on Washington Kokanee Power fades back into Non-Existence by Garland Mishler http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-57 Garland Mishler Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:32:17 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-57 Do you have to live in Washington to be a member of the Washington Kokanee power? I live in Portland, but I fish Merwin and Yale all the time. I would be willing to put forth some effort if eligilbe. Do you have to live in Washington to be a member of the Washington Kokanee power? I live in Portland, but I fish Merwin and Yale all the time. I would be willing to put forth some effort if eligilbe.

]]> Comment on Washington Kokanee Power fades back into Non-Existence by garry http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-56 garry Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:02:20 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=809#comment-56 couldnt agree more. i am president of california inland fisheries foundation(ciffi.org) and us south of you run into the same challenges. we have a good set of people who we can go to - but always looking for just a little bit from others. we like to say - 'we dont ask for a few folks to do a lot, just a lot of folks to do a little.' couldnt agree more. i am president of california inland fisheries foundation(ciffi.org) and us south of you run into the same challenges.

we have a good set of people who we can go to – but always looking for just a little bit from others. we like to say – ‘we dont ask for a few folks to do a lot, just a lot of folks to do a little.’

]]> Comment on The 2012 PDX Sportsmen’s Show by Dick http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=695#comment-55 Dick Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:33:36 +0000 http://blog.nwoutdoorwriter.com/?p=695#comment-55 Hey Kent! Good seeing you at the PDX show! I would like to send you a set of our 15 new Kokanee Dodgers to try out - If you will email me your mailing address, I will get them to you! Dick Hey Kent!
Good seeing you at the PDX show!
I would like to send you a set of our 15 new Kokanee Dodgers to try out –
If you will email me your mailing address, I will get them to you!
Dick

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