Hey Bob, how is your supply of shrimps holding out?
Not so good.
In October-late March, I was averaging ~6 large shrimp per swipe of my dip net. At present, I am averaging ~1 per swipe, and only about 20% of these are of a decent size. The rest are small to very small, and probably hatched last summer.
I think the shrimp are in a natural bust cycle this time of year. The mature females have just released the hatchlings, and I suspect many of them die of old age shortly afterward. If I remember correctly, I will start catching more large ones in June or July. We can still catch enough to use for bait, it just takes a lot more time.
I guess they're my favorite bait. They're clean, stay on the hook pretty good, and catch all kinds of fish.
