Is this normal growth for BG? - 03/07/14 08:34 AM
Ok, I can officially say I caught a fish ice fishing. Sort of.
Ok it was off the dock and the ice was only an inch or two thick, but I did have to break a hole to get the hook into the water.
This is the 6.5" BG I caught. I only caught one. Did not catch any, then decided to leave red worm on hook on the bottom while I split wood. Came back half hour later and had this one on.
Looks a lot skinnier than the ones I caught at end of summer but about same length. I assume they loose some weight over a long winter? Would this be normal growth from 2-3" fish stocked not quite a year ago? I realize this is only one and the size could vary a lot, but they were not being cooperative with my attempt to catch and measure them. This was the only cooperator. Did not have scales with me (didn't figure I was going to catch anything).
I did not even think about a person being able to catch fish when it is this cold till I started reading the ice fishing thread. This just seems downright unnatural after viewing fish under water in 77 degree water temperature scuba diving for three months.
They have had some supplemental feed during warmer water temps but only modest amounts. Maybe a half gallon a day for 1500 BG and 30# FHM scattered over the pond. 32% catfish pellets, some sinking and some floating.
Edit: No laughing! Gota start somewhere.
Ok it was off the dock and the ice was only an inch or two thick, but I did have to break a hole to get the hook into the water.
This is the 6.5" BG I caught. I only caught one. Did not catch any, then decided to leave red worm on hook on the bottom while I split wood. Came back half hour later and had this one on.
Looks a lot skinnier than the ones I caught at end of summer but about same length. I assume they loose some weight over a long winter? Would this be normal growth from 2-3" fish stocked not quite a year ago? I realize this is only one and the size could vary a lot, but they were not being cooperative with my attempt to catch and measure them. This was the only cooperator. Did not have scales with me (didn't figure I was going to catch anything).
I did not even think about a person being able to catch fish when it is this cold till I started reading the ice fishing thread. This just seems downright unnatural after viewing fish under water in 77 degree water temperature scuba diving for three months.
They have had some supplemental feed during warmer water temps but only modest amounts. Maybe a half gallon a day for 1500 BG and 30# FHM scattered over the pond. 32% catfish pellets, some sinking and some floating.
Edit: No laughing! Gota start somewhere.
Description: 6.5" BG one year from stocking