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 Re: Crappie Survival Rate
[Re: leanin post]
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08/04/22 01:16 AM
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Ken Gaby
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as far as crappie populations and thier decline due to
1 ALOT of new fishers due to the pandemic that are now lifelong fishers
2. almost magical technology, and its not just livescope,, google earth is another great tool for people to see lakes at normal pool and during low periods.
public forums that share great knowledge that would take years to learn otherwise
3. most states DO NOT have crappie stocking programs Texas included...
4. fish sampling is non existent on most lakes due to they cannot net or electro shock them
5 abnormal weather patterns like the 7 year drought in texas that causes stress during spawing season
and last but not least..
6. The mindset of biologist ( that is based on NO tangible evidence brought forward in past or present) that crappie re populate at a faster rate than can be harvested NO MATTER WHAT.
nobody has a clue how many crappie are on a lake at any given time, or from year to year.. its all based on ASUMPTIONS that are not based on any scientific data.., and most times when assumtions are made, they make an [censored] out of u and ME Both biologist I talked with in June confirmed net samplings of crappie and other species every 2 yrs on Fork and LOP. In their words, net sampling is not the greatest method but a method they use when sampling all fish species. Hoop nets may be used in the future to help target crappie. Creel surveys provide valuable data on number of hrs fished, catch rate and size. Fork is being sampled using creel surveys every year since 2020 to determine population impact compared to fishing pressure. To state there is no tangible evidence is not correct.
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Re: Crappie Survival Rate
[Re: manoduk]
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08/04/22 02:12 AM
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P_102
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“I know many will disagree but I saw this happen on a lake that was swamped with small bass. Fish & Wildlife changed the rules so that you had to keep every bass that you caught under 12" and release all bass caught 12" and over. Three years later the lake was producing 18"-30" bass and the lake was set back to normal size limits.”
Where is this lake?…..Texas State Record bass measured 25.50”
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Re: Crappie Survival Rate
[Re: manoduk]
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08/04/22 02:40 PM
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Asleep At The Reel
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Take a few minutes to watch this interview. It is with the lead biologist in East Texas and we talk about this topic plus if Livescope and targeting big fish is going to hurt the fishing. I think you will be suprised!
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