Restocked Wabamun walleye a boon to anglers!

[RETODD]

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is restocking Wabamun Lake with walleye over the next six years.

The program begins this summer with the transfer of 500 mature walleye from Lac Ste Anne and Lake Isle to Wabamun Lake.

In the second year, walleye eggs from Lac Ste Anne will be sent to the Cold Lake Fish Hatchery, and a portion of those fry will also be returned to Lac Ste Anne to increase its walleye population, according to Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.

The number of walleye transferred will not affect the fisheries in the other two lakes, as less than 0.5 per cent of the population will be transferred, the ministry says. Currently, walleye caught in Lac Ste Anne and Lake Isle must be released due to the population status of the fish. However, regulations will be adjusted as numbers increase, the ministry says.

TransAlta is assisting with the walleye restocking project as part of its work to reclaim the Wabamun plant site.

Restocking Wabamun is expected to reduce fishing pressure on the other two overfished lakes while providing an additional fishery to Albertans.

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[magnet]

read that last week in the stony reporter. didn't they try that about 10-15 yrs ago and it flopped? why watse the time/money to try again. nothing has changed so why would the outcome be any different?

 

[Bogger]

read that last week in the stony reporter. didn't they try that about 10-15 yrs ago and it flopped? why watse the time/money to try again. nothing has changed so why would the outcome be any different?

Insanity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Government - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Hmmmmmm............ who'd-a-thunk it

 

[Orrin]

They stocked it with Walleye a long time ago. The Walleye thrived in Wabamun and grew to huge sizes very quickly, what they didn't do was reproduce. I believe the problem was that the roe was silted over on the gravel beds they were deposited on. They stopped stocking the lake due to the cost and difficulty in producing Walleye fry. Back then there was a totally different lake management style, perhaps the power plants and the SRD developed a solution to the silting problem or maybe the cost of producing the fry has dropped to the point where it is cost effective to restock yearly like a trout pond. I do know that the level of poaching on that lake has always been ridiculous (think chinese restaraunts) and that will have to stop or it will be a waste of time.

 

[crow]

we were at westcove 2 weeks ago the fish cops came over and asked if we'd be willing to participate and keep our walleye for them between the 3 of us managed to get 21 for them anywhere from 16" to 21"....filled the livewell 3 times for them.