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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bubaa on September 07, 2007, 12:34:52 PM

Title: Salmon life cycle thoughts
Post by: Bubaa on September 07, 2007, 12:34:52 PM
Yesterday while fishing for pinks...I was thinking of the millions of Pinks that are going to die at the end after they spawn. The DFO claims 10 million are coming back. Assume after commercial fisherman catches their share and we little fishermen catches a few, assume 5 million reaches their spawing grounds and die at the end. At an average of 5lbs a fish, that a whopping 25,000,000 million pounds of carcases at the end. That's a lot of dead weight (no pun intended). Even if at 2 million, that's 10,000,000 million pounds. Nature's got some amazing way of disposing that at the end. Or am I totally off my rockers??? Anyway, just a thought after my 1000th casting ......

Cheers...happy pinking!
Title: Re: Salmon life cycle thoughts
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 07, 2007, 01:11:54 PM
Nature's ingenious way of putting nutrients back into the rivers.
Title: Re: Salmon life cycle thoughts
Post by: troutbreath on September 07, 2007, 03:25:59 PM
It's the aroma that every dog likes to roll on. ;D
Title: Re: Salmon life cycle thoughts
Post by: Nicole on September 07, 2007, 03:59:22 PM
And very good food for steelhead and coho juvenilles... Crucial food actually.

Cheers,
Nicole
Title: Re: Salmon life cycle thoughts
Post by: bentrod on September 07, 2007, 04:44:18 PM
Sturgeon slurp em up also.