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Post by tomm on Jun 6, 2020 7:00:24 GMT -5
There used to be a healthy population of large mouth at Marsh Creek, then all the milfoil was killed/removed/died. FIFY I think that made more of a change to the lake than anything. Tom
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Post by Me on Jun 15, 2020 8:45:32 GMT -5
Nope. There used to be a healthy population of large mouth at Marsh Creek, then all the musky matured. Now it sucks. All you need to do is look at the results of the Tuesday night tournaments from last year. It was a struggle to catch 1 bass. There’s plenty of studies on this. You’re just spewing ignorance. Perhaps you’re not so good at bass fishing. If we’re just guessing that would be my guess.
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Post by fisherman on Jun 15, 2020 9:47:47 GMT -5
In 2019, The Utah DWR donated 450 tiger muskies to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish in May to help control the largemouth bass population in Horsethief Basin Lake in central Arizona.
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Post by Me on Jun 15, 2020 14:01:19 GMT -5
This deleted person seems to be taking it personally for some reason. only one way to settle this ..... a bass fish off !!!
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Post by Tigertom on Jun 22, 2020 9:00:09 GMT -5
Could one of the reasons for the decline in bass catches possibly be the overwhelming fishing pressure placed on a 535 acre impoundment. After Memorial Day, the banks have a constant conga line of boats throwing the same baits pounding the banks. The sheer number of recreational users doesn’t help much either. The lake is way overcrowded. I refuse to go there until fall for that very reason. Too many googans and inconsiderate people. Another great reason for your drop in catches is the deliberate destruction of fish habitat by the PFBC. The spraying of weeds which supply sanctuary for young fish and cover for fish to ambush prey is done to placate the boaters and kayakers that don’t want to touch icky weeds. They are making MC more like a swimming pool. Muskie actually prefer soft finned fish such as suckers. Bass are stiff finned fish as are bluegills and perch. There have been numerous studies done where they purge the stomach contents of muskies and guess what? Very few bass or walleyes. (Walleye guys complain that the muskies are eating all the walleyes). Muskies are like the lions in the African savannah. They are an apex predator that removes the old and sick of the other species, therefore improving the stock and quality of the species. When you have a large amount of bass unchecked, you have a large amount of small fish. If your’e happy catching dinks all day, good for you. Last but not least, people have a natural tendency to blame other people reasons for their own inadequacies. Maybe you need to refine your bass catching skills.
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