DamCajun

I’m not convinced the loss of vegation has no impact on the bass population and that the issue is simply that us fisherman have not adjusted. I’m also concerned that the herbicide used to manage the vegation may be having a year in year compound affect, that we just tipped pass, directly on the fish. I’m on TB many times each month, I don’t remember the last time I”ve seen slyvania patches of any size. However take a look at TPWs nuisance plant control treatment proposal and even with the size of TB accounted for, note the acreage covered in the application. https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/environconcerns/nuisance_plants/treat_proposals.phtml I’m no biologist and I want to think that TPW would have and are doing their due diligence to ensure the fishery is not adversely affected however it would be nice to see an independent study and best I can determine no such study has been performed/published. Given the antedotial evidence of the fishery’s decline, should we be asking SRA, LDWF or other to call for such study??

Only caught 3 this weekend. All on a RatLtrap and all were nice females with egos. 2.5 to 5 ft of water on a flat next to a shallow creek. They maybe were just enjoying the warmer water in the shallows however I would swear these 3 were starting to look for a nest.