08-02-2018, 05:00 PM
[quote TubeDude][#0000FF]The past two years they have planted a good number but the survival and recruitment has not been good. Supposedly they are going to plant more of the fingerling size this year...which has a much higher survival rate...but is more expensive.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]It is always a guessing game...to try to maintain a balance between the shad and predator populations. Mama Nature likes to throw curve balls and create imbalances that were not anticipated.
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I agree it's hard to keep a balance but the shad do a better job at bouncing back then the wipers do at surviving.
I really think the turning point was when they changed the limit. They need to take it back down to two until the wipers get to numbers they can keep the shad in check. When we were catching 30 fish in a day the shad were doing fine and the wipers were healthy. the fishing was unreal for walleye,catfish and wipers.
Why they changed the perfect formula is beyond me. I miss the good old days an I am sure I am not alone.
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[#0000FF]It is always a guessing game...to try to maintain a balance between the shad and predator populations. Mama Nature likes to throw curve balls and create imbalances that were not anticipated.
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I agree it's hard to keep a balance but the shad do a better job at bouncing back then the wipers do at surviving.
I really think the turning point was when they changed the limit. They need to take it back down to two until the wipers get to numbers they can keep the shad in check. When we were catching 30 fish in a day the shad were doing fine and the wipers were healthy. the fishing was unreal for walleye,catfish and wipers.
Why they changed the perfect formula is beyond me. I miss the good old days an I am sure I am not alone.
fnf[cool]
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