Another NBC day at Willard 9-3-20

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Ya , i was not a cat guy in my younger days. Dad was a trout guy and so were his boys We fished the local waters and took horses into Wyoming or other high country chasing critter with whippy wands and tufts of feathers,( but only after the hay was put up). About my College days, my room mate introduced me to cats on the bear and up in Logan. But for some reason we never fished Willard. I am a willard-come-lately guy and really learning it now. I really bit hard into the cat magic when I relocated to Alabama and fished some of the great cat water down that way. I got to play with big blues on the Santee- Cooper chain.  Mind blowing.

I appreciate you adding more context to the Willard story. Feels like it will continue to develop better cats. I hope I keep my feet planted on terra-ferma long enough to see catchable population of 30+ at the bay.

Now. What do you think of the little experiment of cats in Matua?

Too early to tell yet.  But I would think Mantua would be a good venue for them.  They could occupy a rung on the ecosystem ladder that would help balance the other species and also provide good fishing.   Plenty of food in there without the cats impinging upon the existing residents.  But what sometimes appears to be a slam dunk to we of the human persuasion sometimes just ain't workable in reality.  Always the balancing of water conditions, food resources, spawning habitat and recruitment, etc.  So far there haven't been enough planted to really make a showing among anglers.  And until there are a few successful spawns we won't really know much.