Razorbacks

[TheWhizzle]

Oh, I'm sorry... Miscommunication. Well, thats the whole problem with Lake Meads fishery. There just aren't enough shad to go around. With the water levels dropping like they are, all the near-shore brushy structure that the shad use to hide from predators, and spawn in, is gone. When they are shelter-less, they get forced out into open water making them an easier target for the stripers. This hurts the shad spawn, and every year, the numbers are dwindling. Without enough food to fatten them up, those 5 year old stripers are starting to look anorexic. Its a situation that is only going to get worse as more and more water is sucked out of Mead. I'm worried about what our fishery might be like in 5 years. Either way, the only thing we can do about it is to try and take as many small (less than 20 inches) stripers as we can so the bigger boys can have a decent meal. EVERYONE - STOP THROWING BACK THE TINY GUYS. IF YOU DON'T EAT THEM, GIVE THEM TO SOMEONE WHO WILL! IF THEY WON'T EAT THEM, THEM MAKE A COMPOST PILE! I KNOW IT DOESN'T SOUND MORAL, BUT ITS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN!!!! NDOW WOULD NOT HAVE INSTATED AN OPEN LIMIT ON SMALL STRIPERS IF THIS WERE NOT THE CASE! IF WE DON'T, YOU WONT BE ABLE TO CATCH A STRIPER BIGGER THAN 10 INCHES OUT OF MEAD IN A FEW YEARS. WE CANT LET THIS HAPPEN! STOP THE STUNTING OF STRIPERS IN OUR LAKE!!!!!!

The Whizzle
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