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    Predation and other fishery Issues

    On Lake Pend Oreille, the prey of choice for many trophy fish, including the federally listed as endangered bull trout, is kokanee. This landlocked sockeye salmon, introduced in the Flathead in the 1930s, provides forage for many fish in the lake, and they are collapsing rapidly. IDFG cites predation by lake and rainbow trout as the primary reason for thier demise. Currently, efforts are underway to curb this predation, check out the "Angler Incentive Program."

    Take a look at the IDFG, in collaboration with the "Kokanee Recovery Task Force" has planned for the Angler Incentive Program! Help save the Lake Pend Oreille fishery by harvesting predator trout. Anglers can make a difference!

    Angler Incentive Program informational brochure
    By the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, in cooperation with the "Kokanee Recovery
    Task Force"
    04/28/06

    Playing for money at Lake Pend Oreille
    By Rich Landers
    04/20/06
    Spokesman Review

    Officials offer cash for trout
    By Mike McLean
    04/18/06
    Hagadone News Network

    Walleyes angle for perch in Lake Pend Oreille
    By Mike McLean
    04/14/06
    Hagadone News Network

    Fish advisory issued for Priest Lake
    By Keith Kinnaird
    02/2/06
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Graph: Pend Oreille Basin foodchain 2005 (Pend Oreille Basin)
    By the Idaho Fish and Game, Panhandle Region
    01/25/06
    Presented to the Lakes Commission by IDFG Panhandle Regional Supervisor, Chip Corsi

    Graph: Adult kokanee abundance (Pend Oreille Basin)
    By the Idaho Fish and Game, Panhandle Region
    01/25/06
    Presented to the Lakes Commission by IDFG Panhandle Regional Supervisor, Chip Corsi

    Graph: Estimates of kokanee in 2005 (Pend Oreille Basin)
    By the Idaho Fish and Game, Panhandle Region
    01/25/06
    Presented to the Lakes Commission by IDFG Panhandle Regional Supervisor, Chip Corsi

    Graph: Kokanee survival age 1-2 (Pend Oreille Basin)
    By the Idaho Fish and Game, Panhandle Region
    01/25/06
    Presented to the Lakes Commission by IDFG Panhandle Regional Supervisor, Chip Corsi

    Drastic Steps Needed to Save Kokanee
    By Mike McLean
    1/23/06
    Hagadone News Network

    Anglers question warning
    By James Hagengruber
    01/21/06
    Spokesman Review

    Agency to float Pend Oreille fishery plan
    By James Hagengruber
    1/20/06
    Spokesman Review

    Debriefing paper written for Lakes Commission meeting
    By Idaho Department of Fish and Game
    1/15/06

    Predators rising against kokanee
    By Mike McLean
    12/06/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Fish & Game seeking elevated lake level
    By Keith Kinnaird
    10/01/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Ban on kokanee harvest continues
    By Keith Kinnaird
    5/13/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Fisheries plan fails to gain consensus
    By Mike McLean
    4/26/05
    Hagadone News Network

    Incentives increased for trout harvest
    By Keith Kinnaird
    3/10/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Salmon decision enrages opponents: Two new groups to take over crucial counting of fish
    By Jeff Barnard
    1/27/06
    Associated Press

    Regional Tribes oppose plan to save wild salmon
    By James Hagengruber
    12/20/06
    Spokesman Review

    Lake bass rule goes before commission
    By Keith Kinnaird
    10/2/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Netting to resume on Lake Pend Oreille
    By Keith Kinnaird
    8/3/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Incentives boosted for laker harvest
    By Keith Kinnaird
    4/10/05
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Prize doubles for laker trout anglers in derby
    By Keith Kinnaird
    11/8/04
    Bonner County Daily Bee

    Fish and Game plans update, public input at meeting tonight
    By Lucy Dukes
    9/15/04
    Bonner County Daily Bee

     
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