[Upsetter]

I wouldn't remove any fish. Stunted fish still equal biomass. 1st law of thermodynamics and all.

[B.M. Barrelcooker]

That's a good point.

However it's close to 50 acres and I put in 100 musky.

The stunted bass and forage will not be as productive as the healthy fish. The biomass will generally stay the same but with the healthy ( non stunted ) fish doing the reproducing there will be more fry ....more opportunity.

From everything I've read even if it takes more bites the general population will be healthier if the lower part of the food chain is far more dense than the upper part.

Hope that makes sense.

[fly-chucker]

Oh

Hell

Yes

Way to go BM

[speybait]

Congrats, BMB.
Pretty awesome.

[Ginseng Sullivan]

Yeah pretty damn cool all around. It will be interesting to see how fast they grow.

Congratulations on catching one too!

[D-nymph]

Right now the 5 or so people that I let fish it are under strict guidelines to immediately return all musky caught and remove stunted bass and crappie.

Have any of them lucked into catching a musky there?

[B.M. Barrelcooker]

Negative ....it's mostly kids and dads crappie and bluegill fishing.

[Bruiser]

That's what I call posting some homegrown. This may be my second Bravo but I'm too lazy to go look.

[D-nymph]

Negative ....it's mostly kids and dads crappie and bluegill fishing.

Right on. Around here, every year there's a couple of stories about "8 year old Johnny caught a 48" musky on a 1/8 oz jig & 6 lb test, while crappie fishing".

[V Wake]

Very cool, man! Like everyone else, I'm excited to see what happens over the next few years.

[mrl0004]

Can't believe I've missed this update. One of my favorite ongoing threads. Congrats on the first muksy, BM!

[cantfishforshit.]

[report]Operation Southern Muskie has begun...........

Phase one: stocking the forage took place yesterday evening....Gizzard shad by the truckload....also got a few bonus shellcrackers and bluegill.
30 acres of deep cool water and 100 Muskie fish to come soon.....the next few years will be interesting. Fly only catch and release rules are now in effect.











[/report]

You better fucking invite me to fish that pond. I probably won't come, but you better invite me