Re: White catfish
I would love to see what would happen if that lake you fish was off limits to all fishing for 3-4 years,, Not a single fisherman, just the lake left alone to rest and for the fish to grow. I would bet that when reopened, it would have incredible fishing for nice size fish for maybe a half year, possibly a year. Then history would repeat.
Seems very productive, lovely variety of species, just hit way too hard, and the fish just can't grow to size.. As soon as they approach legal size,-gone!.. Several small lakes around here are pretty similar.. Lots of production, good habitat, WAY too many fishermen.. Mostly small fish, not the lake's fault., just too much pressure.. I don't know the answer, but its a very common problem in todays world... bob
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