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Post by choochoo on Apr 25, 2017 19:03:32 GMT -5
With the lake rising around 18 inches and it hitting at spawn time for a lot of species, are negative affects a possibility regarding spawning success?
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Post by johnr on Apr 25, 2017 19:51:58 GMT -5
It's a good question and one that has crossed my mind this week. Bass and crappies are the only fish really spawning right now. Realistically speaking, I don't see it having much of a negative effect. Mother Nature plans for this with different segments of the populations spawning at different times, so the spawn is spread out over a good month + timeframe. This ensures that on average, they'll have a good spawn. Some years will be totally bust and others boom, but I don't think this year is either of those scenarios unless we get prolonged cold and wet into mid may.
For the fish that are successful, muddy water will provide good cover for fry and the increased nutrients from the high water should give them a jump start on life.
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Post by Red Bear on Apr 26, 2017 12:53:42 GMT -5
i dont think it will have a negative effect, though i could be wrong. most people think bass only spawn shallow, some spawn in water as deep as 15-20 feet, so i dont think rising waters would affect them too much. also, not every bass in the lake spawn at the exact same time. some may be done before others even start, though they do spawn in the same general window of time. if that makes sense.
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Post by 31Airborne on Apr 26, 2017 13:09:41 GMT -5
Nests are built out of current so the rise in water level shouldn't hurt. High water is more of an issue in river systems where getting out of high flow rate areas is more challenging.
To redbear's point, the spawn is more of a series of events rather than one single event. Fish will continue to move up for spawning thru MAY or JUN.
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