A growing Walleye population could spell trouble for salmon, trout and steelhead in the Upper Willamette River. Walleye, invasive predators from the Midwest, have been found as far upriver as Lookout Reservoir.
Biologists say it is improbable that the fish moved upstream from past the Dexter and Lookout Dams, but instead were likely introduced by local jackasses. According to the Register-Guard, biologists estimate 300-900 walleye have migrated past the fish trap at Lookout Dam between mid-November and the end of January.
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1 Nstanz // Feb 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Hey I have a question. How did they get there?
2 Karl Mueller // Feb 28, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Bucket biologist is most likely.
3 Sierratrout // Feb 28, 2008 at 8:06 pm
If the biologists are seeing them migrating past the fish trap at Lookout Dam, then why don’t they net them? Maybe you guys should organize an outing where you catch all the walleye you can, then have a huge fish fry. I hear walleye are pretty tasty.
4 Karl Mueller // Feb 28, 2008 at 8:33 pm
They are trying to net them without much success which may be a good thing. Hopefully, there aren’t that many in there. Then again, they don’t know much about Walleye so they aren’t sure if they put their nets in the right areas. We’ll watch this situation to see how it develops.
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