Interesting article where Wisconsin is leading the way in allowing LMB to be kept in size classes below the typical keeper size. This allows harvest in public waters and helps with LMB culling. Over and over on the forum ponds especially in northern waters where there is insufficient warm water to allow for several BP spawns the LMB run out of food and stunt. It is then up to the pond owner to be the predator and it can be hard to get things in balance again.

All the lakes I have ever fished around me in MI have only skinny or stunted bass as the predominant LMB weight/length class. Usually BG are stunted too.

Enjoy this article. It suggests we are missing out on a tasty meal option. What a win-win if states encouraged keeping LMB in the 8-14" range and they became the new preferred fish filet or fish taco meat too!!

Keeping more LMB in WI

How do we get the State regulators to try this in our states?