Saturday at Prospertown, smoke on the water

[Ol Pedro]

Originally Posted by foggy notion

Just wondering...what ever happened to that largemouth bass that kept eating hooked trout and those on a stringer at Prospertown?

Thanks.

Foggy Notion

I think that she is still around. Talked to a old timer that fishes there and he thinks that the water is still too cold. He also thought that there are more than one of these Trout eaters. The Trout that I caught today was bit by something toothy. Bass have small teeth. Last year I had two Trout attacked on my stringer losing one. Grandson named her Troy king of the lake. As soon as she makes an appearance I'll report on it. We have experienced her or her kin for some time now.

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by Ol Pedro

I think that she is still around. Talked to a old timer that fishes there and he thinks that the water is still too cold. He also thought that there are more than one of these Trout eaters. The Trout that I caught today was bit by something toothy. Bass have small teeth. Last year I had two Trout attacked on my stringer losing one. Grandson named her Troy king of the lake. As soon as she makes an appearance I'll report on it. We have experienced her or her kin for some time now.

that smart old bass-[or two] will most likely wind up in a white bucket before long rather than live a good long life and die of old age.... I hope thats not the case....

[Ol Pedro]

Bite on this trout.

[foggy notion]

Several years ago when the state drained Prospertown to repair the dam, they netted several bass that were larger than the current NJ state record. They placed these big bass in a lake in central Jersey. Perhaps the trout eating bass in Prospertown is an offspring of one of these bass.?

Foggy Notion

[Ol Pedro]

Originally Posted by foggy notion

Several years ago when the state drained Prospertown to repair the dam, they netted several bass that were larger than the current NJ state record. They placed these big bass in a lake in central Jersey. Perhaps the trout eating bass in Prospertown is an offspring of one of these bass.?

Foggy Notion

I heard from more than one source that they were put in Turnmill lake. I don't think that they got all the fish out when they seined. Bass are opertunistic feeders. When they get big enough to swallow a Trout they start to specialize their feeding. Easy prey builds bigger bass. I saw this in San Diego. Watched Bass herd Trout at San Vicente res. And push them right up on the bank. Most if not all the Trout stocked lakes in southern California have big Bass. Large Trout colored swimbaits catch more than their share of monsters. I have an 8" swimbait that I might try when Troy shows up. I couldn't kill her. I just want a picture.

[foggy notion]

Sorry...Turnmill Pond is not where they went as I witnessed the release. Tried to catch a new NJ record through the ice, but no luck.