My family's 200 acre place has recently been placed in my care. We have a 3 or 4 acre pond that has historically been a decent bass pond. I can remember us catching 3lbs - 6lbs LMBs all the time about 6 or 7 years ago. The biggest I've caught this year, was 2lbs 5oz. But I catch a large mouth perch about every other cast when using smaller lures. I say, "Large-Mouth" perch because I don't have a clue what they are. I can handle them by their mouth just like a bass. And all our bass are skinny. It seems to me these ferocious little perch type fish have taken over completely. I know what a blue gill looks like, they have tiny little mouths, but these I'm catching have huge mouths by comparison. They are green with bright yellow fins. They are fairly pretty fish, but I'm tired of catching nothing but them. The bigger ones are about the size of my hand. Most are smaller. Help! What has taken over???
Thanks,
Jason
