05-20-2017, 03:57 AM
We don't need need lMB in Minersville, and I don't think the DWR thinks we need them there. I believe this is an attempt to make some people happy, but, more importantly, to show that LMB won't work in Minersville. Again, I don't think the DWR is really trying to establish LMB in the reservoir.
As far as forage, LMB would compete with sallies and wipers for chubs and crayfish. The reality, though, is that any reproduced bass would have to grow exceptionally fast in a short time to get large enough to survive the winter. Like other years when they were tried in the past, they won't make it and will disappear. I have caught Sacramento perch in Minersville and LMB, but neither have fared that well and never amounted to anything. I think any fear about LMB in the reservoir is much ado about nothing.
I will be out there tomorrow though...trying to land a few trout, smallies, or even a wiper!
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As far as forage, LMB would compete with sallies and wipers for chubs and crayfish. The reality, though, is that any reproduced bass would have to grow exceptionally fast in a short time to get large enough to survive the winter. Like other years when they were tried in the past, they won't make it and will disappear. I have caught Sacramento perch in Minersville and LMB, but neither have fared that well and never amounted to anything. I think any fear about LMB in the reservoir is much ado about nothing.
I will be out there tomorrow though...trying to land a few trout, smallies, or even a wiper!
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