On Mar 11, 2:23 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:38:23 -0700 (PDT), Halfordian Golfer

wrote:
The thing is....if the brookies are getting big and the bass are
not...is it possible...go with me here man...that the big brook trout
you're letting go are eating a lot of the fry contributing to the
decrease in recruitment seen? It must be contributory? Thoughts? How
many baby trout does a 5 pounder eat a day?

You are bound and determined that you are gonna kill those big
brookies, right, Tim. d;o) What decrease in "recruitment"? If you
look back at my posts (somewhere in this tedious mess of c&k nonsense)
you will find where I said that I was very happy to see many small (6
to 14) inch trout last year. And lots of them. It was a sign that
the bass have yet to have a terribly bad effect on the trout/salmon
population.

I imagine that a five pound brook trout eats a lot of baby brook
trout. They coexist together quite nicely. I imagine a 27 inch
landlocked salmon eats lots of salmon and brook trout. They coexits
together quite nicely. There have been some big bass taken. I have
not seen any, but have heard stories from reliable sources that big
bass have been removed from the river. THEY are more of a threat to
the small trout/salmon population than big brookies are.

Dave

I was reading that a fish that has become piscavorius by their first
year they will be larger and stay larger than other fish in the same
year class. I also know that brook trout have voracious appetites.
Sounds like it's healthy enough that a slot limit would be perfect.

Congratulations on the weight loss and have a great trip! We'll hold
down the fort.

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer