For me, once the intruder fish of bluegill, green sunfish and bullheads started spawning and the SMB had their first poor hatch, bass and perch started going down hill. Dense rooted vegetation favored survival of GS and BG, despite removal of lots of YOY GS and BG, SMbass and perch populations continued to decline. I took five years for the fishery to decline to where I was not satisfied with it. When I renovated I was surprised to see how few quality fish remained.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 12/15/07 08:09 PM.
