Tonight I finally got a chance to sample BG with a clover leaf trap and a cast net. I have not surveyed since early July. As background, the BG stocked in April were about 3 inches. My trap results tonight had fish averaging 3 to 4.5 inches. So it seems the lake had a few successful spawns this summer as well. The trap also had a limiting factor due to openings.
Now my cast netting abilities are pretty bad, think a banana instead of a circle. After two throws, I had 24 BG that ranged from 4.5 to over 6 inches. All fish were weighted and ranged in RW from slightly less than 80% to over 133%. Very happy with our growth rates and hoping some of the smaller fish can take advantage of the increased feeding schedule the next several weeks.
