A story about the Clyde River in Vermont and its historic past, the current work to increase the salmon population and a look towards a more vital future for this river and watershed.
Very informative, and explains a lot. I live on the NY side of Lake Champlain and some of us - though in the minority - are very excited about the prospects for LLS in their former range in our tribs as well. Last year I fished VT almost exclusively (because I live in Rensselaer County, on the border of NY, VT, and MA) and I'm very impressed by your state's commitment to the resource which, after all, at the end of the day, will pay for itself in tax dollars. That is, if [we] cultivate young anglers to get out and get involved.
PHD stands for piled high and deep. This man would not allow Great Bay Hydro to pay for a fish ladder but instead had them go in to into a tank. Catch them and bring them above the Clyde River dam which is a dumbass idea thus not allowing the fish to go back to Magoog. During his time in St Jay he did more damage to the fisheries then helped them.
Remember bio 101? "Food Webs" - These stocking programs are only as successful as the existing forage base. There has to be more focus on stocking/ establishing a forage base that will support these veracious eaters or it's the null hypothesis.- this apply's to all stocking programs of course not just salmon.
