03-07-2014, 05:25 PM
I know I'm not a biologist although it is always fun playing armchair biologist online and watching others do the same...but...
I really don't think overpopulation is the problem. I didn't catch a single skinny fish last year at Henrys, or fish with small bodies and big heads indicative of starving fish. Most of my fish were average with some footballs in the mix. I believe there was a missing year class of fish for whatever reason. Could be ice fishing, could be just cherry picking the very biggest ones during regular season, disease etc...
I caught a lot of 15-18" fish last year. This year we should see significant growth in that year class that was very prevalent. Like I said its fun to play armchair biologist. Only time will tell.
Windriver
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I really don't think overpopulation is the problem. I didn't catch a single skinny fish last year at Henrys, or fish with small bodies and big heads indicative of starving fish. Most of my fish were average with some footballs in the mix. I believe there was a missing year class of fish for whatever reason. Could be ice fishing, could be just cherry picking the very biggest ones during regular season, disease etc...
I caught a lot of 15-18" fish last year. This year we should see significant growth in that year class that was very prevalent. Like I said its fun to play armchair biologist. Only time will tell.
Windriver
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