Anyone ask about Smallmouth stocking for Roberts?

1% to 3% Success rate? Seems more like a 99% to 97% failure rate...

Anyone know who put the ones that are in there now?

Rumor has it an 'Ole Boy named Hysmith'

Had to have been an awful lot of them!!! There had to be some natural progression from Texoma over time as well, RIGHT?

2013 521,526
That was the last time it was stocked.We might need to keep on about it getting stocked so at least it might happen in 2018

Why would they need to restock the lake right now? IMO the lake has been fishing awesome the last 2 years, plus we had bushes in the water all the way through the spawn last year.. the amount of fry in the water was insane, and they were able to hide from the sand bass.

I'm a fan of TPWD, IMO they have done and will continue to do a great job managing our fisheries. I think we just get a little spoiled here in Texas, go to some other states or talk with some professionals to travel the entire country and ask them about fisheries management and what states do it right.

Thanks for posting Mark!

I know of two guys who would go to Texoma and keep there limit of small mouth then come back to Buck Creek and let them go.

thanks for sharing this report, great info

All of the small mouth are put into central Texas lakes, we can't get any for PK

Which is illegal but I'm sure they already knew that

No, that's not their method of stocking. According to TPWD's fish stocking procedures manual, largemouth bass "Fry and fingerlings should be stocked from a boat into the best available inshore habitat (vegetated areas are preferred)."

While you're at it, some of you should get a petition together complaining about Mother Nature's success rate. For largemouth bass: "From 2000 to 12,000 eggs hatch from the typical nest, and of all these only 5 - 10 are likely to survive to reach 10 inches in length.

http://www.bassfishingalabama.com/Reproduction.html

You can have all the bass spawn you want but if no available habitat exists for the fry to survive for a year, you're feeding perch, white bass, etc. Rayburn prime example last 3 years. Very high all year and the lake exploded with fish.

I agree Ray Bob is going to be even better in a few years.