10-30-2005, 02:48 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Last week I took both a fine mesh dip net and a cast net, and there were no real concentrations of minnows. This week I did not take either, but the minnows were not around the shore this week either. I did find lots of them on the sonar, from 3' to 50' deep. Plenty of feed for the bigguns, but the weather patterns have them out of reach of bait gatherers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That lake can be good or bad. I'm pleasantly surprised that the trout have done so well in there, and that there are so many of the other species coming along as well. We may just see a return of the good ol' days. Since the perch are over 10" now, with good eats they will be in the pound-plus category within a year or so. Now, if the walleyes have a couple of years of good spawn, and the food chain to support them too (and if the water levels stay up) it might be worth more trips down there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That lake can be good or bad. I'm pleasantly surprised that the trout have done so well in there, and that there are so many of the other species coming along as well. We may just see a return of the good ol' days. Since the perch are over 10" now, with good eats they will be in the pound-plus category within a year or so. Now, if the walleyes have a couple of years of good spawn, and the food chain to support them too (and if the water levels stay up) it might be worth more trips down there.[/#0000ff]
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