has anybody seen largemouth bass fry/fingerlings this year? - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

#1 07-12-2011, 07:29 PM

i've been looking hard at my local lake and haven't seen any this year. not sure if its too early, or if i missed them. hopefully there wasn't a bad spawn this year

#2 07-12-2011, 07:43 PM

pretty much looking for anything 2'' or less

Skunk City · #3 07-13-2011, 12:44 AM

I've seen a good amount of largemouth fry, as well as a TON of sunfish fry at Pompton Lake this year.

bronzeback · #4 07-13-2011, 03:25 AM

me too in some local ponds

Poncho · #5 07-13-2011, 06:34 AM

I think with all the rain, cooler water, spawn was late this year.Recall seeing a post that guys weren't seeing fish on beds till later than normal.

kcritch · #6 07-13-2011, 01:07 PM

I've seen them in Wasington Valley, Spruce Run, and Spooky Brook Pond (Colonial Park) but all were small and few.

acabtp · #7 07-13-2011, 02:47 PM

AndyS · #8 07-13-2011, 02:53 PM

"Fry" are young of the year fish, or others would call them "Bait" !

#9 07-13-2011, 05:24 PM

fry are the little babies. fingerlings are a few inches in length

#10 07-21-2011, 10:09 PM

butler res. is pretty close to me. still not bass fry in my lake. just seeing sunfish fry. at least i think they are. do largemouth fry still have the distinctive dark line running down their body when they are .5'' long?