03-14-2013, 03:35 AM
I don't disagree that a body of water can end up with stunted fish! I have seen it happen to the west pond in Hagerman! It used to open on general fishing weekend and people fished it and harvested lots of HUGE bluegill and bass up to 7 pounds! Then our infamous IDFG changed the opener to July 1st!! Now it's so mossy and not near as many fish get harvested and now you can't catch 1 bluegill that's half the size they used to be! What do you think those trout are going to eat if there are no bugs, grubs, beetles to eat? Guess what? They fill up on baby perch just fine as well! I don't know of any body of water in this state that isn't OVER HARVESTED! You see this at strike! Great crappie fishing one year the next year it's good, the next year it's ok and then 2 or 3 years it SUCKS! We the people RUIN far more body's of water than stunted perch ever will!
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