05-10-2012, 04:54 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Seems like the biomass in Willard has shifted. Not many wipers...due to stocking problems and heavy removal by the happy harvesters during the spawn. Now the catfish population seems to have taken a big hit...for some reason. I noticed it last year when I caught far fewer kitties even when fishing for them on purpose. Never got blanked but had to work harder for a fish fry or smoker session.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After 4 trips to Willard this spring I am concerned. No fish in most of my usual hotspots in and around the north marina...3 cats in 3 trips. Now nothing in my best spots at the south marina. In years past I have had wide open cat-o-rama action from ice out forward. And by May it has been gangbusters. One big negative indicator is the almost complete lack of action on minnows. They are usually all over my minnows...but this year most of my cookies have been caught on small plastics tipped with worm.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]About the taxi service. Sounds fair. But I suppose I'll have to keep listening to you shouting directions about which way to go and when to stop and all that stuff. I get enough of that at home thank you. Go ahead and put together some kind of agreement and shoot it over. I'll have my peeps get back with your peeps...or not.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After 4 trips to Willard this spring I am concerned. No fish in most of my usual hotspots in and around the north marina...3 cats in 3 trips. Now nothing in my best spots at the south marina. In years past I have had wide open cat-o-rama action from ice out forward. And by May it has been gangbusters. One big negative indicator is the almost complete lack of action on minnows. They are usually all over my minnows...but this year most of my cookies have been caught on small plastics tipped with worm.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]About the taxi service. Sounds fair. But I suppose I'll have to keep listening to you shouting directions about which way to go and when to stop and all that stuff. I get enough of that at home thank you. Go ahead and put together some kind of agreement and shoot it over. I'll have my peeps get back with your peeps...or not.[/#0000ff]
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