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  • in reply to: Thorp Lake Stocking Trip at Annual Overnighter #87251
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      PS. I forgot to mention that the stocking trip to Thorp Lake will be on Saturday, Aug 1st.

      Rex

      in reply to: Apex predators #87318
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        John,

        This is the fourth year of the Tiger muskie experiment at Anderson Lakes in Lewis County. When we first surveyed the lake, the brookies were obviously stunted and there were millions of them in the lakes. We just complete a survey a couple weeks ago. Now there are very few brookies in the lakes and they are fat and healthy. I believe this clearly shows that the Tiger muskies are doing the job and I am pushing on WDFW and the bios to do other stunted lakes. I will be doing a presentation on this at the HLM meeting in Cle Elum in a week or so.

        Rex

        in reply to: NCNP in the news #86603
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          Just saw this on Komo 4 web page, so I sent Ken Schram a big thank you email.
          Rex
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          Nothing’s fishy about trout policy
          by Ken Schram

          SEATTLE – – I take no joy or embarrassment from the following: I’ve never been fishing. Ever.

          Growing up in the Bronx just didn’t lend itself to the past time and I’ve never developed the inclination to try it.

          I mention this only because I’m stumped over the controversy of stocking trout in some alpine lakes in the North Cascades National Park.

          Seems some whacked out conservationists are on some purity streak about maintaining wilderness in its natural state.

          They don’t cotton to the idea of putting fish in lakes that don’t otherwise have fish.

          Never mind that stocking the lakes with trout that don’t reproduce has been going on for generations and that studies show there’s not a lick of ecological effects.

          But the National Park Service decided Congress should make a decision on whether to continue stocking.

          Congress didn’t, so now environmental purists are on their high horse saying they’ll kill any stocked trout put in any North Cascades lakes.

          Like I said, I’ve never been fishing, but for the life of me I don’t get the mean-spirited point of being an environmental butt-head toward folks who hurt nothing by making one of life’s simple pleasures available in one of the most beautiful areas on Earth.

          Have something to say to Ken? You can e-mail him at
          kenschram@komo4news.com

          in reply to: NCNP fish Stocking #86593
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            I just saw this on Komo 4 web page, so I sent Ken Schram a thank you email.
            Rex
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            Nothing’s fishy about trout policy
            by Ken Schram

            SEATTLE – – I take no joy or embarrassment from the following: I’ve never been fishing. Ever.

            Growing up in the Bronx just didn’t lend itself to the past time and I’ve never developed the inclination to try it.

            I mention this only because I’m stumped over the controversy of stocking trout in some alpine lakes in the North Cascades National Park.

            Seems some whacked out conservationists are on some purity streak about maintaining wilderness in its natural state.

            They don’t cotton to the idea of putting fish in lakes that don’t otherwise have fish.

            Never mind that stocking the lakes with trout that don’t reproduce has been going on for generations and that studies show there’s not a lick of ecological effects.

            But the National Park Service decided Congress should make a decision on whether to continue stocking.

            Congress didn’t, so now environmental purists are on their high horse saying they’ll kill any stocked trout put in any North Cascades lakes.

            Like I said, I’ve never been fishing, but for the life of me I don’t get the mean-spirited point of being an environmental butt-head toward folks who hurt nothing by making one of life’s simple pleasures available in one of the most beautiful areas on Earth.

            Have something to say to Ken? You can e-mail him at
            kenschram@komo4news.com

            in reply to: AP: Fish stocking in North Cascades lakes set to end #86543
            Rex Johnson
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              Just saw this on Komo 4 web page. I sent Ken Schram a thank you email.
              Rex
              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
              Nothing’s fishy about trout policy
              by Ken Schram

              SEATTLE – – I take no joy or embarrassment from the following: I’ve never been fishing. Ever.

              Growing up in the Bronx just didn’t lend itself to the past time and I’ve never developed the inclination to try it.

              I mention this only because I’m stumped over the controversy of stocking trout in some alpine lakes in the North Cascades National Park.

              Seems some whacked out conservationists are on some purity streak about maintaining wilderness in its natural state.

              They don’t cotton to the idea of putting fish in lakes that don’t otherwise have fish.

              Never mind that stocking the lakes with trout that don’t reproduce has been going on for generations and that studies show there’s not a lick of ecological effects.

              But the National Park Service decided Congress should make a decision on whether to continue stocking.

              Congress didn’t, so now environmental purists are on their high horse saying they’ll kill any stocked trout put in any North Cascades lakes.

              Like I said, I’ve never been fishing, but for the life of me I don’t get the mean-spirited point of being an environmental butt-head toward folks who hurt nothing by making one of life’s simple pleasures available in one of the most beautiful areas on Earth.

              Have something to say to Ken? You can e-mail him at
              kenschram@komo4news.com

              in reply to: NCNP in the news #86601
              Rex Johnson
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                Jonathan,

                We need to check with Sandy and Ken to see what the latest rumor is on the Norht Cascades situation.

                Hey Sandy and Ken,,, Are you out there???

                Rex

                in reply to: Mystery in the woods #86487
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                  Dave Harwell also thinks this car is an “Eagle Talon”, which was only made for a few years. I did look inside the car just to check to see if there was a body inside, but I did not think to look for the keys. The interior was in very good shape, no obvious signs of vandalism.

                  I did call the police. They said the car was reported as stolen many years ago but had been removed from the list with no explanation. The Sheriff said he would contact the owner and get back to me. (This was several days ago and I have heard nothing since.) I could not find a way to get the owners name myself.

                  Rex

                  in reply to: Pocket Lk, Kwahnesum Lk – August 4-6, 2008 #86297
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                    Art,

                    Good Photos and Great Trip Report! Please post more.

                    Thanks,
                    Rex

                    in reply to: 2008 Stocking Statistics #85878
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                      Pete,

                      If we remove lakes not stocked because of no Golden, no Access, and injuries, there were 23 lakes that were not stocked just because people did not do them. Here are the names and the number of lakes they did not do:

                      Arnie Graham – 1
                      Ben Eacker – 2
                      Chris Boyles – 1
                      Jamie Van Etten – 6
                      Jeff Mix – 1
                      Jim Mighell – 3
                      Jim Tobler – 2
                      Ken Graham – 1
                      Milt Tanggard – 1
                      Phil Leatherman – 1
                      Sandy McKean – 2
                      Steve White – 2

                      Rex

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