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Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers #11985025 12/15/16 04:02 AM
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Looks like Pat Cleburne is going to get a stocking of Hybrid Striped Bass next Spring. I don't fish there that often, but I wouldn't mind a chance at some Hybrid Stripers close to home. But...how will this affect the other game fish in the lake? Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the lake? Thank you for the comments.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11985649 12/15/16 04:30 PM
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I really like catching hybrids and I really like fishing Pat Cleburne. That being said, I don't think the lake is big enough to support the hybrids along with the other game fish. Another thing is that with hybrids, it could bring guides to the lake and I don't think it could handle much guide traffic. NOT BASHING GUIDES! I use them frequently, but, I just think the lake is too small. I really hope I am wrong about all of this.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11985654 12/15/16 04:33 PM
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if this is true it would not be a good thing.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: David Parker] #11985695 12/15/16 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted By: David Parker
if this is true it would not be a good thing.


http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/...32089a74c9.html

Cleburne Water Utility Superintendent Steve Hill said a fish and game warden contacted him several months ago to do a study of the lake. "They wanted to evaluate Lake Pat to see what can be done to make it a better sport lake, he said. We came up with putting in these habitats and in the spring we will stock the lake with hybrid striped bass which, in a couple years, will be keepable and legal.

Not knowledgeable enough to know why, but why would it not be a good thing? (Which species would it impact?)

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11985968 12/15/16 07:20 PM
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Because at one time the largemouth bass fishing was excellent on Pat,then came the droughts and heat and you could fish all over the lake and never get a bite.It seems it has really started to come back in the last few months with some extremely nice fish being caught.I would prefer to not see another game fish species stocked in the lake that would compete with largemouth for space and food.I would much rather see the lake stocked with Florida strain largemouth.

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Originally Posted By: David Parker
Because at one time the largemouth bass fishing was excellent on Pat,then came the droughts and heat and you could fish all over the lake and never get a bite.It seems it has really started to come back in the last few months with some extremely nice fish being caught.I would prefer to not see another game fish species stocked in the lake that would compete with largemouth for space and food.I would much rather see the lake stocked with Florida strain largemouth.


To each their own, I prefer the striped variety. I fish a couple of lakes about the same size as Pat Cleburne that have had Hybrids stocked for many years. The lakes are still full of nice crappie, channel, blue and flathead cats and largemouths, and there is a ton of bluegill and shad to boot. These lakes were also affected by drought, and show a lot of promise now.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11987191 12/16/16 01:34 PM
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Re: Pat Cleb catfish. I've talked to the GW's about Pat Cleb, the blue cats are just about all gone, same as the Flats. But the channel cats are doing very well.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11990304 12/18/16 03:16 AM
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They keep the other game fish up in more shallow water if I'm not mistaken.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11990394 12/18/16 04:20 AM
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Will be nice to have some hybrids closer to home.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11991615 12/18/16 11:23 PM
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Generally speaking hybrid stripers don't directly compete with largemouth bass nor do they reproduce. Hybrid stripers spend most of their lives in open water chasing shad and growing quickly compared to other fish. Since hybrids don't reproduce (effectively) any stocking of them will play out over a 5 to 10 year cycle.



TPWD has only raised & stocked Florida strain LM bass for the last 20 plus years with the exception of Guadalupe bass in the effort to reestablish those unique bass genetics into their native streams and rivers.





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Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11991654 12/18/16 11:46 PM
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I suspect TPWD won't stock very many hybrids in that small of a lake nor will it be stocked repeatedly. If the hatchery has a good year and has an excess of fish the TPWD will stock some "less than favorable" lakes to enhance the fishing. If they do stock it is nothing to worry about.


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Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: David Parker] #11997858 12/22/16 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted By: David Parker
if this is true it would not be a good thing.

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Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11998431 12/22/16 05:03 PM
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If they are coming from PK hatchery stop at Granbury where they will have more room to growand save me gas money. Also any small mouth thet have would be nice.


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Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #11998988 12/22/16 09:55 PM
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Procter is a fairly small lake and has had them for years,there are alot of club tournements there also i have done fairly good , havent been there in years.but that beeing said i dont know if it would hurt Pat or not.

Re: Pat Cleburne To Be Stocked With Hybrid Stripers [Re: dmunsie] #12007769 12/28/16 10:52 PM
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I am all for it!!!!!!
Lake pat has the largest shad population of any lake I have ever scene.
The biggest problem I see is it already gets crowded on the water and really only one ramp,,,
Lots of skiers and jet fleas.

Then again one good rain and they will all be in Whitney

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