Originally Posted By: poppy65
Hi Bill. Have you seen any sign of a YP hatch? I have tons of tiny FHM around the pond edge. Some are so small I can hardly make them out. I don't know how early FHM spawn but I sure didn't see this many in the pond before it froze last winter. Haven't seen any hatched YP yet but they might still be tiny. I threw in a baited minnow trap this afternoon to get an idea of what's swimming around.


Nothing yet but IMO I think it is probably still a little too early for the YP eggs to hatch. Can take a few weeks I think, depending on water temp. I have very low visibility right now, 12 to 18, so don't even know if I got strands this year.

IMHO FHM should be firing up soon. As soon as yer water is in the low 60s. I had lots of .75 to 1.25 inch ones right after ice out as well. Only thing I can figure is they are the last spawn from last fall.

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