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Originally Posted by swnoel
Salmon and rainbow trout are not at risk... salmon virtually no longer spawn in the lake and along with rainbows are stocked. As the link suggests, as predatory birds expand and build through numbers resident birds will become their prey.
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Salmon are stocked as fingerlings 5-6” in length. Not sure about rainbows stocking size but I think they are larger than this when stocked. Loons and cormorants can devour a lot of fish in this size category. Waterfowl like these can swallow pretty big fish, whole.
That link would not work for me so I didn’t read it...