Washington Might drop to 2nd Place in about 7-10 years

Lucius · Post by **Lucius** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:08 am

Well it looks like the state that launched it's Muskie program based off Tigers is going to follow suit of Utah and start making their own....You guys better start putting pressure on your WDFW to get more lakes if your going to be top dog in 7-10 years

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Mark K · Post by **Mark K** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:18 pm

I wish the State would do this. Seems like they could save some money and not have to worry about any fish disease. Probably will never happen though.

dougw · Post by **dougw** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:29 pm

Although I would love to see this happen in Washington, I seriously doubt WDFW would ever do this. WDFW did entertain the idea of using Newman lake for this initially. The problem would be in finding a lake they could control to keep people from potentially spreading the fertile true muskies into other waters. Put all the regulation you want on them, but all it would take would be a few illegal plants by a bucket biologist and you would have the potential to have true muskies in places WDFW would not want them. They already have issues with pike in this respect. As far as being cheaper? I highly doubt it would be cheaper than what they currently do. Shipping on the 25,000 eyed eggs they get every year is likely not more than $100 overnight shipping. I am sure they have a deal worked out where the eggs cost them little to nothing from Minnesota where they get them. So bottom line would be higher cost for a con. Pro would be the potential of raising more fish, and as you noted Mark, the disease issue.

dougw · Post by **dougw** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:34 pm

Oh, and Lucious, as far as knocking us off, keep dreaming buddy! I agree though, more lakes would be nice! The problem I see with more lakes is that WDFW would still only produce the same number of fish and just divide them up among the lakes. Moreover, the first few years of a new lake they would skip planting some lakes to jump start the new plant.

Mark K · Post by **Mark K** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:45 pm

Where did you get this info Doug? A new Lake north of Seattle is probable and from everything I've heard it will get its own additional fish. No other Lakes should be affected by the planting. Whether we get new lakes or not, all lakes will be stocked with the predetermined fish per acre number determined by WDFW.

dougw · Post by **dougw** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:05 pm

The lake is Samish that is getting tigers this next year (2014). I just re-read the IFPAG post by Don and I was wrong, the tigers going to this lake are not out of the numbers they normally would stock. I do however remember reading that WDFW thinks that they could skip stocking a year in order to start a new lake. I think it was in a posting when Don presented on putting tigers into Lake Washington. Don't have time to look it up right now. There is no place I have found where they say they will stock higher numbers than what they currently do, after the initial stocking.

Don if you see this, could you clarify this information for us?

Gone Fishin · Post by **Gone Fishin** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:52 pm

Well they destroyed our great pike fishery, the least they could do is find a way to give us more muskies... right buddy?

dougw · Post by **dougw** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:48 am

I agree! More muskies!!!!!!

Dan Boone · Post by **Dan Boone** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:02 pm

Gone Fishin wrote:Well they destroyed our great pike fishery, the least they could do is find a way to give us more muskies... right buddy?

Yep, definately the least they could do.

Lucius · Post by **Lucius** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:31 pm

Gone Fishin wrote:Well they destroyed our great pike fishery, the least they could do is find a way to give us more muskies... right buddy?

Hey there stranger.....havent seen you in a while. I have to agree!!!

Gone Fishin · Post by **Gone Fishin** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:34 am

I know, I don't get on here much anymore and I have been slacking in my fishing the last 2 years. This year though, I'm back with a vengeance. Be prepared to see some pike and muskie pictures start popping up.

Lucius · Post by **Lucius** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:20 pm

Gone Fishin wrote:I know, I don't get on here much anymore and I have been slacking in my fishing the last 2 years. This year though, I'm back with a vengeance. Be prepared to see some pike and muskie pictures start popping up.

About time!!! Thats what I am talking about!!!

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