Misc Comments

As long as they keep a 15 inch length limit, this lake will be fine for years to come.
AA

Not if people keep bragging about catching limit after limit and more guys keep pounding it...
BB

In case any of you haven't been on lake-links lately, it is starting to get really heated. I read this morning 4 posts that are no longer there and it was in regards to John Gillespie being out there today taping a show. I don't even know if he was out, if he was it wasn't near Haight's Bay. I just noticed all of the posts about John being out there have been taken down too. There are some really upset people complaining about others catching fish.

Two weeks ago when we were out there were easily 200 guys off of Vinnie which I have only seen during one of the Bounty Hunts. I can only imagine how many people will be out there once/if the show is aired.

Let's just hope no one gets hurt not knowing the lake.
CC

I’ve been following the Koshkonong discussion on lake-link.com for the past couple of weeks. A guy with the handle “Koshkonong Crippler” posted photos of limit catches.

It’s the same old story every time a lake gets hot – a guy gets cocky bragging about his catches and locals claim we will be invaded by folks from Illinois, John Gillespie will arrive with his cameras, and the fishery will be destroyed.

Ultimately, most of the folks show up after the hot bite is over. I think John Gillespie is good for the sport. He’s enthusiastic about fishing, never claimed to be a professional angler, and is tourism’s best friend.

I suspect the folks at area gas stations, restaurants, and bait/tackle stores are pleased to have the business.

The recent activity on Koshkonong also reflects well on the ecosystem and lake level arguments presented by the RKLD. The flood didn’t harm the fish. In fact, the population thrived.
DD

Amen to that.

We had both our hydrologist and our biologist out on the lake in October, and documented how the fishery has prospered and also, as counterintuitive as it sounds, the wetlands prospered as well, post flood conditions. Invasive species were essentially drowned, and where the RKLD sponsored wetland protection grants for the rip rapping, sediment was deposited behind the rock, generating new native wetland plant growth.

But of course, you will never see a column by Duncan Pledger regarding how much value the RKLD brings to the entire Koshkonong ecosystem.
Brian