I harvested 16 last week and just added 2 to my holding tank. Fishing the shiners has definitely been way more productive than lures. We are having some friends over this weekend and I'm going to let their boys fish those shiners as long as they want. Hopefully they'll do some damage!
One of the fish I just added was noticeably healthier than the others I've caught. Haven't gotten measurements on it yet but it is probably 14". Still not a great fish obviously but It has some girth to it, but I'm sure thats just egg weight. I still intend to harvest the fish because I figure it is best to mitigate the spawn as much as I can if the goal is to improve the gene pool.
Water temp is up to 60 and I adjusted the feeder to the warmest part of the day. As water temps climb and days get longer should I gradually move those feedings to the morning and evening? Possibly add a mid-day feed?
