07-25-2018, 10:20 AM
Don't count on it being better sized wipers next year, likely more of the same as this year. Wipers have reached their max size in Willard, it just is not deep enough to grow them any larger than we see now, but after going through the Winter with all these shad, they should be fatter next year, just as they were this year. Because the DWR has been stocking fewer wipers than in years past, not much will change. IMO most of the bigger wipers get caught every year and that leaves a few carry overs and the crop that being caught now that are 12 inchers. Good luck with your recovery, don't feel like you missed anything at Willard, it has been very slow for everything but catfish.
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