I've only made it out to Lake Lowell 3 times this year but each time the LM bass we've caught have been ridiculously skinny?? They look like they are starving to death. It hasn't just been a couple. We've probably caught 20 those few times we were out and almost every one of them looked horrible. Anybody have any idea on what it going on?
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Chemicals are finally taking a tole I believe..... [
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Matt
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I'm not saying it's not the chemicals.. But the smallmouths that I catch have been healthy and many of them spitting up minnows.. The bluegills are all very healthy.. Lake Lowell is fed directly from the Boise River... It is shallow Lake with heavy algae bloom. IMO there are more chemicals in the snake river because of farming runoff.. Could it be competition from other fish? By the way , I do see healthy largemouth all the time.. I think they are overpopulated. I am not certain on this..I release all my bass, but I think you can keep 2 sub 12" bass..during the current slot limit.. The only place in the region you can keep shorter than 12".. That's population control..
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It is most certainly a food problem. We helped the fish and game haul crappies from CJ a few years ago and they said then it was due for a couple years of skinny Lmb. It would help if they'd leave the water up in the winter, but the water is owned by the farmers. Last time there all I caught were fat Smallies.
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