09-13-2021, 06:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2021, 06:53 PM by RockyRaab2.)
The fish cops have been planting more walleye than wipers there lately. Walleye catching was pretty good this Spring for many anglers. Few wipers caught, but there were some real whoppers. Willard seems to be a state of constant transition with species. The only ones that always blossom are the shad and catfish, it seems. Crappie, wipers, and smallmouth seem to run in cycles of a few years each. Right now, they all seem to be on a down curve with no real improvement in sight due to changed stocking and poor spawning conditions.
In DWR's defense, Willard is a really hard waterbody to manage for fish.
In DWR's defense, Willard is a really hard waterbody to manage for fish.