I'm guessing that Resort owner would have been Sam. He sure was a good walleye fisherman, from what I remember.
Did any of you guys fish the pond to the north above the beaver dam that wasn't far from the housing? My dad, my sister and I carried a boat upstream above the dam to the pond, and anchored over the deepest water in the center of the pond and slammed the bluegills.
I thought they had quit stocking in bass because they weren't growing. That's why it had a lower size limit. Seems like a waste
This is the first year Indiana’s hatcheries has reared and mass produced advanced walleye fingerlings. To my knowledge, Bass always got stocked with fry sized fish. This is the first year Bass has been stocked with advanced walleye fingerlings! This lake could potentially be a great fishery for years to come……
and the dnr has known that for decades. i cant believe they would still stock fry. where is a slap on the forehead emoji? lol if its true they are now raising and releasing larger stockers then i would expect the eye fishing to see a boost in coming years. stocking gills seems futile to me given their reproduction capabilities. has to be some reason they cant survive there? weed kills maybe? cant have both ways. lol
so what are the factors that lead to the gill die off? and the factors that wont let eyes grow? seems pointless to just keep try something that doesnt work.
i dont fish it, so i had to look from space. looks mostly void of weeds with clear water. if this is true, it would be futile to expect a good fish population. like i said before you cant have fish without cover. weeds are part of lakes. there is way too much spraying in this state. kinda explains what happened to the gills, if this is the case, dont it? yet they think just put more in? but im no biologist so its just my opinion.dumping vast schools of fry in the middle of summer in middle of a lake makes me think one thing. those big gills out there sure had a feast. lol dont seem like they are thinking on it hard enough.