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Post by Foggy on Mar 25, 2019 21:07:19 GMT -6
Kinda the way it goes on Gull lake too. The fishing is deeper.....and the weed line is deeper now. Things have changed.....but recreational boating seems to be where it's at these days. Fishing is kinda "pass'e" these days. (sorry to say). . Still......the fishermen that go at night or learn how to fish under new conditions seem to do OK. Me and Art may be doomed tho....as you can't teach an old dog new tricks.....or so I been told. This is why I cannot wait to have my own little pond, tucked away from all those externalities. Don't really care what's in the pond, it's more about what's not in it. For now. Just let one duck land in your pond.....and you may have a new experience.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 26, 2019 5:46:22 GMT -6
You guys don't mind zebra mussels? KS fights them tooth n nail! All I've ever read and heard about them is that they will eat all the plankton in your lake and wipe out the base of your food chain. Is this not true?
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Post by Reagan on Mar 26, 2019 6:02:13 GMT -6
The last time I fished Lake Erie was 15 years ago. Zebras were bad then.
All you hear about last year and this coming season is that walleyes are producing big numbers.
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 26, 2019 6:15:06 GMT -6
This is why I cannot wait to have my own little pond, tucked away from all those externalities. Don't really care what's in the pond, it's more about what's not in it. For now. Just let one duck land in your pond.....and you may have a new experience. There are plenty of them up there, that's for sure. I've got a team of top men to troubleshoot those issues, should they arise. That whole AIS issue is really a sad one. Short of shutting down boating and fishing completely, I'm not sure their fight is a winnable one. There's a big dust up in Wright County now, where some lakeshore association is trying to put extremely strict rules on moving boats in and out of the lake they live on. It's a classic public vs private fight over access and responsibility for the resource. The public access boat guys are fighting the strict boat movement rules. I told them it seemed an awful lot like the CWD fight, and they might need to quit fishing to save the future of fishing.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 26, 2019 9:49:15 GMT -6
You guys don't mind zebra mussels? KS fights them tooth n nail! All I've ever read and heard about them is that they will eat all the plankton in your lake and wipe out the base of your food chain. Is this not true? Zebes could be a problem on shallow lakes. For instance, Lake Emily in Pope County (MN) now has zebra mussels. It has changed the lake from a muddy turbid lake to a clear shallow bowl. Walleye are now tough to catch due to the clear water. The weeds are everywhere. We used to troll crankbaits and catch nice walleye on the opener until around mid-June. Now the lake is weedy by mid-May.
The fish are still in there, it just changed the lake, and frustrated the locals. We will fish it more in the fall and winter now.
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 26, 2019 11:00:33 GMT -6
You guys don't mind zebra mussels? KS fights them tooth n nail! All I've ever read and heard about them is that they will eat all the plankton in your lake and wipe out the base of your food chain. Is this not true? There have been zebra mussels around here for 20+ years and the fishing is just as good or better than before they arrived. Clearer water increases deeper weed growth though, which likely helps some fish more than others. In MN the biggest thing that screws up fish populations on a large scale is allowing certain groups to catch spawning fish with gillnets. That is bad.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 26, 2019 11:48:56 GMT -6
We have millions of zebes in Lake Minnewaska. They are a pain for swimming, taking out my boat lift. However, fishing is still good, sometimes you have to fish deeper—due to clarity. The lake is clear as ever, property values up, pontoon and pleasure boat activities... way up. Kinda the way it goes on Gull lake too. The fishing is deeper.....and the weed line is deeper now. Things have changed.....but recreational boating seems to be where it's at these days. Fishing is kinda "pass'e" these days. (sorry to say). . Still......the fishermen that go at night or learn how to fish under new conditions seem to do OK. Me and Art may be doomed tho....as you can't teach an old dog new tricks.....or so I been told. You need to get on the lake by 4 AM and then quit by 8 AM. Then you can golf while I sleep!
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 26, 2019 11:52:57 GMT -6
For now. Just let one duck land in your pond.....and you may have a new experience. There are plenty of them up there, that's for sure. I've got a team of top men to troubleshoot those issues, should they arise. That whole AIS issue is really a sad one. Short of shutting down boating and fishing completely, I'm not sure their fight is a winnable one. There's a big dust up in Wright County now, where some lakeshore association is trying to put extremely strict rules on moving boats in and out of the lake they live on. It's a classic public vs private fight over access and responsibility for the resource. The public access boat guys are fighting the strict boat movement rules. I told them it seemed an awful lot like the CWD fight, and they might need to quit fishing to save the future of fishing. I really can’t see us funding that Wright County deal. We pay for boat inspections and a hot water wash for boats ENTERING infected waters. My two cents. Every boat inspector should have colored zip ties and after inspection, the boat owner can have it put on his boat if he wishes. Then he should be free to go to those Wright County INFECTED lakes with no further inspection.
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 26, 2019 12:43:33 GMT -6
The lakeshore groups just want to ban public access from their lake and they are using invasive species as a means to do so. I'm guessing every time a lakeshore association makes a big stink trying to restrict public access someone brings a minnow bucket full of invasive species to drop off in their lake.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 26, 2019 16:14:59 GMT -6
Ever been to a gravel pit with a pond in it? If so.....you will find lots of minnows and some fish in those ponds. How did they get there you ask? I think rainfall and ducks and birds moving from lakes and rivers to those ponds brang fish and zebras with 'em. Also some inversions in the weather - where it 'rains fish" happen at times. One thing for suer....is that fish are found in most of those little ponds over time.....and they did not swim there.
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Post by batman on Mar 26, 2019 16:16:07 GMT -6
The lakeshore groups just want to ban public access from their lake and they are using invasive species as a means to do so. I'm guessing every time a lakeshore association makes a big stink trying to restrict public access someone brings a minnow bucket full of invasive species to drop off in their lake. Our lake place is in Annandale - Wright County - and they want in. The board is a bunch of lib fucktards. Did you know if 30% of your lake supports joining a state AIS that your taxes will go up to fight..............Stoopid shit?
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Post by chummer16 on Mar 26, 2019 17:02:29 GMT -6
You guys don't mind zebra mussels? KS fights them tooth n nail! All I've ever read and heard about them is that they will eat all the plankton in your lake and wipe out the base of your food chain. Is this not true? We have had them so long now it is hard to remember when we didn’t have them. I have changed from summer fishing for walleyes to ice fishing in that time. I target perch now, not sure what the population was pre zebra but I can’t imagine a better lake for perch. 12-13” perch are plentiful. The walleye guys say the same thing. I don’t target walleye because the limit is three and you are done fishing in 10 minutes. 50 perch is a lot prettier in the bucket, and freezer.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 26, 2019 17:44:04 GMT -6
Zebra's or not, you guys talking about walleye are making nostalgic. I haven't caught an eye in years!
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Post by biglakebass on Mar 26, 2019 22:32:08 GMT -6
Zebra's or not, you guys talking about walleye are making nostalgic. I haven't caught an eye in years! Its all about the bass Cat.
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