Commenting on Dr.Dave's post above, I agree. Smallies and walleye frequent similar habitat zones and numerous instances young smallies do not consistantly show up in walleye stomach analyses. This emphasizes my point of, "Why will HSB target or seek out and eat a type of fish (in this case fingerling SMB) that they do not frequently encounter especially when other fish they are used to eating (targeting) such as GSH are common to abundant? I am not saying HSB will not eat any of 3" SMB but IMO mortality due to HSB predation will likely be quite low. Numerous factors can cause mortaility of newly stocked fish.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/06/09 10:43 AM.
