07-24-2006, 11:59 AM
[cool][#0000ff]The decline in numbers of the redsides is documented by DWR, from their annual netting surveys. Same time and same place each year...rapidly declining numbers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another indicator is the Minnow Man, who has a DWR permit to harvest minnows commercially on Strawberry. He has folded.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The remaining stocks can show up in numbers anywhere. Nobody else is seeing any elsewhere around the lake, so it would seem that they are all massing in one area. The cutts probably appreciate that and will no doubt "harvest" a few more.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My recommendation, for anyone who wants a big haul of redsides, is to go to Electric Lake. They truly are in there by the bajillions and are easy to harvest by minnow trap, cast net and even with small jigs or baited hooks. Park almost anywhere along the bank at the inlet end of the lake and you won't have to go far to find minnows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another indicator is the Minnow Man, who has a DWR permit to harvest minnows commercially on Strawberry. He has folded.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The remaining stocks can show up in numbers anywhere. Nobody else is seeing any elsewhere around the lake, so it would seem that they are all massing in one area. The cutts probably appreciate that and will no doubt "harvest" a few more.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My recommendation, for anyone who wants a big haul of redsides, is to go to Electric Lake. They truly are in there by the bajillions and are easy to harvest by minnow trap, cast net and even with small jigs or baited hooks. Park almost anywhere along the bank at the inlet end of the lake and you won't have to go far to find minnows.[/#0000ff]
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