Jumping Bass

[Brew City Bass]

2 hours ago, WRB said:

The question was about jumping bass and to assume every jumping fish is a carp and suggest ignoring the activity misses the point.

Bass do in fact jump out of the water at times along with a wide variety of other fish and what they all have in common is they are active feeding fish. You shouldn't ignor activity in and around where you fish, it indicates the eccosystem is active.

You have eyes and can see the fish that jump out of the water or part way out, you can't easily see fish making only a surface swirl, but you can see what the fish is feeding on.

When a carp jumps it makes a distinctive slap on the water and most carp have distinctive coloration like other fish and the color flash is a identifier. If you don't see anything the jumping fish is after like panic minnows or small fishor large insects, the fish is more then likely not a bass, but still an active fish worth noting.

Tom

They are naturally there or transplanted. Fish eggs don't hatch without being fertilized.

Tom

I stand corrected! 

I should have looked for sources to cite before saying that. I am going to have to stop being so gullible when talking to my "biologist" sister in law... Either she was pulling my leg or her degree is a lie. 

[813basstard]

3 hours ago, WRB said:

 You shouldn't ignor activity in and around where you fish, it indicates the eccosystem is active.

 

Yes this part. I’ve noticed the more active any of the wild life is the better the fishing is..I don’t care if it’s frogs, birds, grasshoppers, alligators actively swimming instead of in a static spot. It’s true. Sometimes there’s a natural vibe in the air

[WRB]

Off topic but several aquatic critters do get transported by birds when the larvae stage attaches itself to feet or feathers or other fish.

On topic larvae stage critters often hatch underwater or on or near the surface and fish feed on them as they hatch creating surface splashes we see or hear as jumping fish.

The adult stage of a dragon fly we see flying around, the larvae stage is a large meal size nymph called a Darner nymph that resembles a TRD Ned rig soft plastic. The Darner nymph crawls out of the water and attaches itself to anything close to the water surface, then hatches. Wooden docks, posts, laydowns, rocks, weed mats etc, all places we catch bass.

Tom

[Team9nine]

Since we're going OT a little bit, I'll side with Tom on the 'fish eggs transported by birds' theory. Lots of biology types tend to believe this occurs, but there is very, very little in the way of actual studies to prove it. It's a polarizing subject actually, but when you lay it all out for what has to actually happen, the odds of it occuring start stacking up against it. Even two of the most experienced Pond Boss members are strongly opposed to the likelihood of it occuring. Not saying never, but certainly not to the degree that many envision. There are several other interesting and more plausible theories out there though.

 

Here's the most recent science based piece on the subject I've come across from earlier this year:

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180219103258.htm

 

[kenmitch]

On 7/22/2018 at 8:06 AM, Mottel said:

No one ever stocks this pond. How do they get there?

How did the bass get there? 

[WRB]

20 minutes ago, kenmitch said:

How did the bass get there? 

You can't have a pond without stocking mosquito fish as a minimum in California. If the pond has bluegill someone stock those and the bass at the same time for a balanced eccosystem. 

Bass or bluegill are not native fish west of the Rocky Mountains.

Tom