Recent Koho's caught walleye fishing

[copo427ss]

almost all salmon caught in the eastern basin are caught near the welland canal area.

Ah ha, good call!!!! Didn't think of that. I was just thinkin of the ones down by catt. I'd imagine their is a small percentage that survive from eggs in catt but to small of a percentage to right home about.

[fishkiller16]

I would venture to guess they are not even spawning in the Catt they are just going thru the motions that instinct tells them to do.

[copo427ss]

I would venture to guess they are not even spawning in the Catt they are just going thru the motions that instinct tells them to do.

I've never disturbed them or dug in redds to check.

[Hot Chub]

Fishkiller, I respect your theory and it does hold some validity, but I can guarantee you the salmon are spawning successfully on the Catt and its' Tribs. There is a reason why they are returning to the Catt every year and that is to return to where they were born. I have seen first hand, multiple times, salmon spawning on the Catt and not just going through the motions. The DEC estimates successful, natural spawning of steelhead at 25 - 35%. I was a part of the Diary Program for 10 years and conversed with the DEC on a regular basis. If the steelhead can successfully spawn, so can the salmon. I catch steelhead smolts every fall on the tribs of the Catt so I can confirm natural steelhead reproduction. The salmon are there as well, just in very small numbers. Just giving info on what I have seen in over 20 years of fishing the Catt and its' Tribs.
Thanks for all of your info on the walleye fishery.

[copo427ss]

That was my thinking,hot chub.