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 FYI Whitney
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04/29/21 05:30 PM
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blackhorse
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TPWD released 90 smallmouth bass into the lake yesterday. These fish were brood fish from the hatchery.
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: blackhorse]
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04/29/21 05:42 PM
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361V
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Seems kinda like a “needle in a hay stack” that they will find each other next spawn season in a 23,500 acre lake but better than nothing......I think🤔🤷♂️
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: blackhorse]
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04/29/21 06:04 PM
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bladerunner
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They were all 2-5lb females ready to spawn from what I read.
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: 361V]
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04/29/21 06:13 PM
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Only Fish Banks
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One of my guys caught one about 10-12 inches long last November in the high school tournament. That tells me that some survived and are reproducing.
Just trying to remember to turn my lights off backing down the ramp!
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: bladerunner]
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04/29/21 06:54 PM
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Chris B
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They were all 2-5lb females ready to spawn from what I read. No males?
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: Chris B]
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04/29/21 07:53 PM
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361V
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They were all 2-5lb females ready to spawn from what I read. No males? Kinda what I was thinking. Maybe I don’t know how all this actually works.
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Re: FYI Whitney
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04/29/21 08:18 PM
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bladerunner
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Sorry I dont read so good, needed to be in pictures or crayon....
97 adult brood smallmouth between 2-5lbs and the FEMALES were full of eggs and ready to spawn. Does not specify the ratio of male to female.
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
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Re: FYI Whitney
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04/29/21 08:44 PM
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RayBob
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Doesn't Whitney already have a resident SM population?
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it !
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: RayBob]
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04/29/21 09:16 PM
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SC-001
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Doesn't Whitney already have a resident SM population? Golden algae kill took out most of them and they never recovered, they stocked a massive amount in the early 2000's only to have another major algae kill and they kinda seemed to give up after that. Well almost 20 years without a major kill and I guess TPWD decided to pull its head out its arse.
Last edited by SC-001; 04/29/21 09:17 PM.
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Re: FYI Whitney
[Re: RayBob]
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04/29/21 09:27 PM
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Doesn't Whitney already have a resident SM population? not much of one. theres only a few caught every year
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Re: FYI Whitney
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04/29/21 09:51 PM
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texasAUtiger
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I caught two or three one day last fall, all on one spot by McCown Valley. They were about 12".
I was surprised.
Never had caught a smallie there before (or since), but thought it was encouraging.
Last edited by texasAUtiger; 04/29/21 09:53 PM.
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Re: FYI Whitney
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04/30/21 02:33 AM
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TPWD Facebook post yesterday said they put all of them in Wheeler.
Retirement best job ever.
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