Super User A-Jay Posted April 27, 2017 Super User Posted April 27, 2017 On the water yesterday, and while not specifically targeting walleye (closed season) they were fairly persistent. I think they knew they would have to be immediately released; which they were. Hope to see these guys again. A-Jay 9 Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Man, that's a great day of walleye fishing... if only you were walleye fishing. 2 Quote
Attila Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Happens so often it can get annoying...lol Nice accidental catches buddy. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 27, 2017 Author Super User Posted April 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said: Man, that's a great day of walleye fishing... if only you were walleye fishing. 9 hours ago, Attila said: Happens so often it can get annoying...lol Nice accidental catches buddy. Thanks guys ~ And what really blows my mind, no matter how many times it happens - less than 20 hours before, these spots were LOADED with Smallmouth. And then BOOM - they're gone and the Waldo's move in. To call smallies nomadic is probably an understatement. 30 plus fish one day - ZERO the next. Just when I thought I was figuring some of this out - not so much. A-Jay 2 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted April 27, 2017 Global Moderator Posted April 27, 2017 33 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Thanks guys ~ And what really blows my mind, no matter how many times it happens - less than 20 hours before, these spots were LOADED with Smallmouth. And then BOOM - they're gone and the Waldo's move in. To call smallies nomadic is probably an understatement. 30 plus fish one day - ZERO the next. Just when I thought I was figuring some of this out - not so much. A-Jay Throw out some plainer boards, down riggers, and troll and you'll slam the smallies! ? 2 Quote
Attila Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 7 hours ago, A-Jay said: Thanks guys ~ And what really blows my mind, no matter how many times it happens - less than 20 hours before, these spots were LOADED with Smallmouth. And then BOOM - they're gone and the Waldo's move in. To call smallies nomadic is probably an understatement. 30 plus fish one day - ZERO the next. Just when I thought I was figuring some of this out - not so much. A-Jay There's a University Lab up here in Canada called Tufts Lab that has done some extensive research on smallmouth bass and their movements. I think you'll be most interested in this video. It seems that fish which were originally caught in eastern lake Ontario and then subsequently released into the Bay of Quinte are choosing to remain in the area of their release. The one part of the video which I found interesting was the portion which shows the travels of one fish which made it back out to the lake... 1 Quote
lonnie g Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 I think that they were just getting even for you pulling all those pretty ladies out of the lake, even they like to look at those pretty ones every once in a while. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 27, 2017 Author Super User Posted April 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, Attila said: There's a University Lab up here in Canada called Tufts Lab that has done some extensive research on smallmouth bass and their movements. I think you'll be most interested in this video. It seems that fish which were originally caught in eastern lake Ontario and then subsequently released into the Bay of Quinte are choosing to remain in the area of their release. The one part of the video which I found interesting was the portion which shows the travels of one fish which made it back out to the lake... Very interesting stuff indeed - that one bass was all over the place. I think they go where the food is. And if they are relocated to a place that has what they need, they may not feel the 'need' to find greener pastures. The waters where these 'experiments' were conducted are at the very least 'fertile'. A-Jay 1 Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 I would like to catch some unwanted walleyes like that. 2 Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 On 4/27/2017 at 2:55 PM, Attila said: There's a University Lab up here in Canada called Tufts Lab that has done some extensive research on smallmouth bass and their movements. I think you'll be most interested in this video. It seems that fish which were originally caught in eastern lake Ontario and then subsequently released into the Bay of Quinte are choosing to remain in the area of their release. The one part of the video which I found interesting was the portion which shows the travels of one fish which made it back out to the lake... This is super interesting. That fish was EVERYWHERE. I would be curious to see what else could be made of the data over longer periods of time, in relation to size, gender, etc. 1 Quote
Attila Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 They have more smallie studies coming down the pipe, once the results are found I'll do my best to post them here on the forum. They also have a Facebook page dedicated to the lab I believe if you want to join. The studies are geared to the Bay of Quinte / St. Lawrence River region but one can learn a lot by reading them. Quote
Super User gim Posted May 1, 2017 Super User Posted May 1, 2017 They're starting a smallmouth bass study on Mille Lacs (AOY location) this season too (I think its 2 years long) in an attempt to learn more about population, year classes, size range, and affect they have on the ecosystem in terms of competition with other predatory game fish. Quote
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