11-26-2016, 12:58 AM
Sorry Ex but the numbers just don't back up your concerns. When factoring in the numbers of fish vs. the creel counts the ice fishermen aren't even impacting the total numbers of fish. If anything, the lake was overpopulated with fish for a number of years and the ice fishermen might, in some small way, actually help the quality of fishing at Henry's. We know from past history the best thing that can happen to improve Henry's is to have a severe die off due to drought. The numbers of giant fish improve markedly the years after such a reduction in overall fish numbers and a burst in forage fish such as chubs due to low oxygenated waters.
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