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We've only harvested 56 LMB/acre, and now the BG juveniles are venturing out 20' from shore into open water whereas they always used to stay tight to the bank and cover due to predatory pressure.


knocking off the top end of the BG "pecking order" might also have to do with this. They're venturing out in search of food most likely....food that normally would only be available to those 7+" BG that were more present before the harvest. Add that up with the most aggressive LMB being gone and you'll have a free for all.


How cold is the water entering your pond during peak spawn times? Maybe the mountain side streams are narrowing the bass spawn window due to lack of temperature, or there is a lack of spawning sites for more than X number of LMB

Mat Peirce
1.25 acre southeast Iowa pond
LMB, BG, YP, WE, HSB, RES, BCP