03-23-2020, 05:02 PM
I think most people bait fish under the cover of darkness. I'm guessing that's what happened to most of the wipers. Several times two years ago trucks would show up around 9:30 p.m. and from my pontoon I'd see them chuck out what I assume were anchovies because they'd to just set the poles down. Soon enough there's be splashing and they'd reel them in. I talked with a fellow from the division and he said it had been a problem but catching them was a challenge with manpower and such. A real shame. There are\were some beauties in there that have taken a lot of time to establish.