07-05-2005, 05:12 PM
Sounds like you had a good afternoon, even with the slow spots. I wish I could have stayed longer but my son had to get back for a party. I guess we need to stay in better contact, we could have gone out and let my son go to his party earlier. Was the 22 inch walleye on the skinny side? I like eating walleye so I usually keep them but all the eyes I've cleaned lately have had empty stomaches. I wonder if all the high water this year has given the shad minnows more places to hide or maybe they are too few in number to feed all the hungry mouths. If their numbers are down there should be a second and maybe a third hatch of shad minnows this year.
With all the dead carp and even a few wipers and cats I'm sure something is going on but I don't think all of them were hit by props. It sure is nice to see all the clear water this year after the last few years when the water was so muddy. It really makes me think there isn't enough food for all the those fish, except for the fact that carp don't eat the same things the other fish eat, at least I don't think they do. If carp eat the baby shad along with all the fish in Willard that could be the problem.
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With all the dead carp and even a few wipers and cats I'm sure something is going on but I don't think all of them were hit by props. It sure is nice to see all the clear water this year after the last few years when the water was so muddy. It really makes me think there isn't enough food for all the those fish, except for the fact that carp don't eat the same things the other fish eat, at least I don't think they do. If carp eat the baby shad along with all the fish in Willard that could be the problem.
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