SSKY

[SSKY]

Maybe I am stupid, but I recall that that we have stocked native strain walleye in wood creek. Those fish were in the river before the dam was there on cumberland so I would seem that they would not have any problem with low water which is higher from where they came from. I am sure that they endured higher temps in the summer than the stripers can or they would not be here. Seems simple to me to stock them to keep a walleye fishery with the low water for what we have been told for at least 5 years and the fish that were put here will not do well.

[dcbasser]

What????

[dcbasser]

You've lost me brother which I must admit is not that hard to do but did they not put the same strain in Laurel which I might add are flourishing nicely. If so I see no reason they will not be just as successful in Woodscreek. If I'm off base with your question I apologize ahead of time.

[JoeB]

Native walleye are not in Laurel, just in Woods Ck. Those are Erie strain fish that are flourishing in Laurel.

[mhall]

Dude, I'm becoming concerned.......................

[redneckshadrap]

Dude, I'm becoming concerned.......................

I thought they swam through the crack in Wolfe Creek Dam, traveled upto the RockCastle River, climbed the "stairs", and jumped Rte 80 landing in Woods Creek....

That's the way I heard it anyway

[know1]

I'm going to take a shot at this one, but I agree that the original post is extremely confusing.

First we know that the native strain has been stocked in Woods Creek Lake because a biologist came on the site and stated it. He said the 2007 Fishing Forecast will list walleye as "Fair" in that lake.

What I THINK SSKY is trying to say is: Since they were recently stocked in that lake, why can't they be stocked in C-Land? Furthermore, if they were established, I think he's saying that we wouldn't have to worry about this drawdown because they used to live there when it was just a river.

Now, where that argument doesn't make sense to me is that just because they lived in the river does not mean that there weren't large kills when there was low water or warm temperatures, etc. Furthermore, since they aren't taking it down all the way to a river, you still don't have those same conditions.

[SSKY]

Thank you Fishgurl, we would have to go back and really see if there was a fish kill in the lake for walleye in the 50's and 60's when the lake was full. I cannot remember that ever being reported but that does not mean that it did not happen. I guess my original point was that the walleye that were in the river survived very warm temps in the river for many years before we were here and the river has a history before the dam was here of being very low at times. Above Yamacraw it would almost be at pools at times not very deep and yet the fish could survive even in the summer or they would not be here to argue about.

[SSKY]

Dude, I'm becoming concerned.......................

Me too

[LarryG]

I fished a lake in Ill. that was a cooling lake for a electrical generating plant, warm water? In the summer this lake was as warm as medium bath water, and it did have walleyes in it.Maybe the temp. is something a fish can adapt to, as long as the O2 supply is there and is the live sustaining temp fish need.This lake also had small mouth and LMB, and muskys. It was a trophy fishing lake one game fish limit. Size limits were almost ridiculous, but it was aleays fished heavily.

[fishbum]

I fished a lake in Ill. that was a cooling lake for a electrical generating plant, warm water? In the summer this lake was as warm as medium bath water, and it did have walleyes in it.Maybe the temp. is something a fish can adapt to, as long as the O2 supply is there and is the live sustaining temp fish need.This lake also had small mouth and LMB, and muskys. It was a trophy fishing lake one game fish limit. Size limits were almost ridiculous, but it was aleays fished heavily.

More than likely the warm water was at the surface and the Musky and Walleye were living in the winter stored water below the warm water. The warm water will actually act as an insulator for the cold water on some lakes especially deep clear lakes similar to Cumberland.