Hundreds of dead fish washed ashore on Lake Coeur d'Alene
COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - Hundreds of dead fish are being found along the shores of Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene, but it's completely normal, a...
COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - Hundreds of dead fish are being found along the shores of Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene, but it's completely normal, according to Idaho Fish and Game.'They typically spawn at age three or four and when they're done spawning, they die and that's part of the process,' T.J. Toss, the communication director for the Idaho Fish and Game said.This happens every year, but Ross said this is an unusual year on Lake Coeur d'Alene. 'This is an unusual amount for this year. In our office with some of the survey's that we've done this year in Lake Coeur d'Alene, this is some of the highest Kokanee abundances/Kokannee numbers that we've seen in a really, really long time,' Ross said.