just general concern

[wagdog]

I have to agree with fishguru on what he said about the gills and crappie. In my experience, I've seen crappie overpopulate and stunt extremely quickly in small bodies of water. In larger bodies of water, this can happen if the balance of predator fish and bait fish is off. However, in a lake the size of UL, it is really hard to put a dent in them. I would imagine that most people target gills and crappie during the spawn and through the ice. There are still lots of places for them to hide other parts of the year in places that aren't as easily accessible from the shore or ice. Based on the reports that I've read here, I don't imagine too many of yall with boats are targeting crappie or gills. I would if I had one but I'm kinda strange that way. Nothing seems to get me more excited than catching an 8 inch or better gill. I know there has to be some knee-bream in UL somewhere. I love crappie. Black crappie, white crappie, hybrid crappie, the blacknose crappie...yeah, crappie. I keep hoping that taking limits of crappie home will produce some in the 14-18 inch range one day but it may be that the growing season in UL is too short for them to get that big. I can still dream about those big slabs though...[]
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