01-12-2020, 03:46 PM
[#0000FF]Many crappie and perch lakes are cyclical. On years when there is a good spawn there will be lots of young fish...decreasing in number over their short lifespan as they are caught out or die natural deaths. When there has been a good spawn, there will be good numbers of larger fish 4 or 5 years down the road. The survivors from a poor spawn and/or heavy fishing pressure are fewer and further between.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]That is the case with Pineview right now. You have proven there are still some larger fish in the lake. But the smaller ones...from the last good spawn...far outnumber the bigger ones and are easier to catch.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The bigger fish are also not in the big schools of the more numerous smaller fish. So you pick up strays here and there but seldom any wide open action lasting over a long period.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]These bigger fish are also more likely to be closer to the bottom and not suspended in schools. They are meat eaters...looking for baby perch. So you will often do better fishing with bigger offerings. Like the jigging spoons pictured below. And a chunk of perch meat often catches more of the bigger fish than wax worms or other small baits.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Every year on Pineview is different...with different water levels and different fish patterns. But if you can put in the time with a good sonar and an auger that will drill a lot of holes you can usually find fish. And if all you find are small ones, don't hang around too long. The bigger ones will be SOMEWHERE.
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[#0000FF]That is the case with Pineview right now. You have proven there are still some larger fish in the lake. But the smaller ones...from the last good spawn...far outnumber the bigger ones and are easier to catch.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The bigger fish are also not in the big schools of the more numerous smaller fish. So you pick up strays here and there but seldom any wide open action lasting over a long period.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]These bigger fish are also more likely to be closer to the bottom and not suspended in schools. They are meat eaters...looking for baby perch. So you will often do better fishing with bigger offerings. Like the jigging spoons pictured below. And a chunk of perch meat often catches more of the bigger fish than wax worms or other small baits.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Every year on Pineview is different...with different water levels and different fish patterns. But if you can put in the time with a good sonar and an auger that will drill a lot of holes you can usually find fish. And if all you find are small ones, don't hang around too long. The bigger ones will be SOMEWHERE.
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