San Juan

"DaveS" wrote in message
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On Oct 23, 10:07 am, "Larry L" wrote:
Over the years Ive read about the Russian and fishing for steelhead in
the other classic Northern California rivers, in the Winter. Is that
fishery dead or is it still a worthwhile thing to do?

Dave


I have never tried to fish for steelhead ... although, ( as they are legally
defined here in Arnoldland ) I've caught a couple on the accidental

I've talked to guys about it and, to my taste, it sounds deadly boring

As for the health of our rivers ...

they ALL are dying

I'm sure I'll be corrected and informed, but as I write this I don't know af
a single fishery in the West that isn't in trouble ... varying degrees, of
course, but all are on the noticable decline

On Oct 23, 3:07 pm, "Larry L" wrote:

As for the health of our rivers ...
they ALL are dying

Your comment reminded me of the fears of escaped atlantic salmon
taking over pacific habitat, but I couldn't find anything on the web
more recent than 2001. Has this issue subsided? Stabilized? Usually,
if invasive species are going to be a threat they balloon real fast in
the early years. If the atlantic salmon aren't doing this, then maybe
the pacific is different enough that they'll be no more than a minor
nuisance.

Where's Ralph when we need him?

Jon.

wrote:
On Oct 23, 3:07 pm, "Larry L" wrote:
As for the health of our rivers ...
they ALL are dying

Your comment reminded me of the fears of escaped atlantic salmon
taking over pacific habitat, but I couldn't find anything on the web
more recent than 2001. Has this issue subsided? Stabilized? Usually,
if invasive species are going to be a threat they balloon real fast in
the early years. If the atlantic salmon aren't doing this, then maybe
the pacific is different enough that they'll be no more than a minor
nuisance.

Where's Ralph when we need him?

Jon.

There was a large escapement earlier this year. See
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...on-escape.html

There has been some indication of Altantic salmon succesfully spawning
in rivers fo Vancouver Island a few years ago. There has been some work
done, but I forget by who and when.


Tim Lysyk