Swattie87
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I think it’s advertised as very low mortality, and very safe. Not sure I’ve actually seen that validated anywhere, but, FWIW. Probably the conditions it’s done in matters more than the actual electrofishing.
Alternatives? I’ve heard spincasting for Trout is almost as good as electrofishing?
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Mike
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Partial answer…..scroll down for five research papers
Short answer…it depends
Short answer…it depends
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foxfire
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The surveys I’ve participated in were eye-opening. Didn’t see much impact on the larger trout but many smaller trout and secondary species were lost. Just my observations, no scientific basis. Not sure of the relationship of “voltage” used versus effectiveness and/or mortality.
Acristickid
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Thanks for the info.
I got the gist of the articles- it depends. Hah, same answer from UT fish and WA fish.
Question- I apologize if this was somewhere in the literature, after 10 or 15 minutes of reading that science stuff , my eyes start to glaze over my ADD has me looking out the window.
Does the limestone water increase the conductivity ?
I got the gist of the articles- it depends. Hah, same answer from UT fish and WA fish.
Question- I apologize if this was somewhere in the literature, after 10 or 15 minutes of reading that science stuff , my eyes start to glaze over my ADD has me looking out the window.
Does the limestone water increase the conductivity ?
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Mike
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Yes, with no influence from anything other than natural geology, limestone waters have much higher conductivity than freestone waters, allowing crews, when having both types of equipment, to most effectively use DC electricity rather than the more potentially damaging AC. AC has in the past been preferable in low conductivity water because of its larger electrical field and greater effectiveness in that situation.
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Old Town
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I remember many years ago they shocked the Letort in the C and R section. There were plenty of fish so it was a success for that part. However I was talking to Charlie a few evenings later and he said all the trout that he watched for a long period of time was no where to be found. Many of them had constant holding areas that he observed for many days. About 20 plus years ago years the water cress disappeared in many sections and so did the fish. Currently the stream bottom is all mud with almost no cress in town.
The last time I saw them shock Big Springs they came up with large numbers of trout. Many were of trophy size and or over 15 - 16 inches. A few weeks later I could not find many of those fish. I understand they can and do migrate but I observed and fished about mile of water several times. Also I noticed that the cress bugs all but disappeared.
The last time I saw them shock Big Springs they came up with large numbers of trout. Many were of trophy size and or over 15 - 16 inches. A few weeks later I could not find many of those fish. I understand they can and do migrate but I observed and fished about mile of water several times. Also I noticed that the cress bugs all but disappeared.
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I'm not a biologist, but have tagged along on quite a few electroshock surveys over the years, including multiple times on a stream that I live close to and fish routinely. I've not found dead trout after the surveys nor have I seen or believed that fishing was harder a week later than before the survey. Anecdotal information for sure, but I can't believe that they could routinely do surveys on the same stream and not have the quality of the fishing tank if it was really detrimental.
