02-26-2007, 06:32 AM
I've notice the fish around 14" aren't nearly as fat as they were a year ago. A reservoir is almost always more productive the first year it comes back after being drained. When I fished Chesterfield this summer I saw a large population of minnows in the shallows. Few, if any, of these minnows were trout because the F&G didn't plant the fingerlings until September. Hopefully most of these minnows were shiners and dace instead of chubs and suckers. I never had a good look at these minnows though so I don't really know what species they were. As long as we get at least average precipitation this spring and summer, I don't think there will be any major die offs at Chesterfield this year.
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