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Farm ponds. Stocktanks. Millponds. Watershed lakes. By whatever name, they're small waters that are easy to learn and on which we can hone our skills.
Q:There's a lake on our property that was stocked around 15 years ago. It's just under 2 acres(Depths vary from 0 to about 15 feet deep). There are bass, blue gill, a few grass carp, crappie, bullheads, and channel catfish. The lake is not over-fished at all, if anything it is under-fished. All other species of fish are healthy(there has actually been an increase in the number of crappie we have been catching), but for some reason we never catch channel catfish anymore(we can catch plenty of bullheads though). Could it be possible that the lack of fishing allowed the bullheads to over populate and cause the channels to die off?
from JM on 12.13.126 answers
Q:When catching and cleaning carp, what is the best way to get rid of the "y" bones? i have heard of a way to cook it out. is this possible?
from holgreg on 03.10.126 answers
Q:Regarding ways to fish for Asian carp, Has anyone used dough balls or catfish globs that are sold at walmarts? how about chunks of hot dogs? All beef or some other? What about steelhead and/or salmon skein? they HAVE to like something other than plankton, don't they? Has anyone come up with a "plankton pellet or ball?"
from Dick Shilts on 02.11.124 answers
Q:What could be a good bait to use for cats if water is shallow and murky and the weather has been really hot has rained a little?
from bassman915 on 07.27.118 answers
Q:What are some tips to catching Bullheads in a slow moving crick?
from Smitty18 on 07.04.117 answers