11-16-2013, 02:06 AM
They really don't know yet on the scuds. If it is over the whole lake, or why. She said it is something they are going to look into.
I would think that a drop in the scud population would be a bad thing at Henry's. I believe that they were a huge food resource for the trout.
One thing that comes to my mind is that, maybe the increased number of chubs are eating all the scuds.
A larger population of trout this year has been trimming down the chubs, but there are still too many mouths to feed... both chubs and trout. Is the drop in scud population because of predation by the fish or some other reason.
Whatever the reason... there is less food available and the trout's diets have changed more to minnows and snails than before. Leeches are still a large regular diet item also.
Too many chubbs
Too many trout
Less scuds
equals
smaller fish until things get back in balance.
Still even at an average of 1.5 inches less, some of Henry's "smaller" fish are trophies to be proud of!
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I would think that a drop in the scud population would be a bad thing at Henry's. I believe that they were a huge food resource for the trout.
One thing that comes to my mind is that, maybe the increased number of chubs are eating all the scuds.
A larger population of trout this year has been trimming down the chubs, but there are still too many mouths to feed... both chubs and trout. Is the drop in scud population because of predation by the fish or some other reason.
Whatever the reason... there is less food available and the trout's diets have changed more to minnows and snails than before. Leeches are still a large regular diet item also.
Too many chubbs
Too many trout
Less scuds
equals
smaller fish until things get back in balance.
Still even at an average of 1.5 inches less, some of Henry's "smaller" fish are trophies to be proud of!
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