I understand the Kokanee used to be much larger on my lake however I have been told that the sterile stocked trout are eating everything in sight which doesn’t leave enough food for the Kokanee. A concern I have is that the sterile trout don’t contribute to the ecosystem in any normal way which leaves the Kokanee even more vulnerable to wildlife being consumed as egg, fry and adults. A few days ago loons were positioned at the mouth of the creek eating them before they had a chance to spawn. The wildlife knows when these fish spawn and when their eggs hatch, wildlife including fish wait at the mouth of the creek to eat the fry when they hatch, do the sterile stocked fish also eat Kokanee fry?

I think the Kokanee would make a huge comeback if stocked fish were all native to the lakes and not sterile. I currently have a good run of Kokanee however like I said they seem to remain small. I would love to know why this is if you can direct my email to the appropriate person to answer my questions.
Thank you in advance,
C Brown