predators vs prey at san antonio pictures

Predators vs prey at san antonio pictures license#

So surprised to see a decent sized one here and there. Once one gets the hotdog, the others chase him around, it is really funny. Ken, I want big bluegill too, these guys here are little, good for learning to take off the hook, and watch them beach themselves going for the hotdogs. We do have 550 houses, and I will work hard for anyone that actually comes through to help us in this never ending battle. I did get my State Rep out here last Friday, trying to hook up a deal with getting that salted road drain moved.

Predators vs prey at san antonio pictures license#

Just got the word that the fish guys were in Detroit getting the applicators license today, will have to see about the timing now with spawning for the fish kill. One of our lakes, the biggest at 35 acres (still shallow though) has lots of aquatic vegetation now that it has zebra mussels and no water dye, wonder if that will help the fish get bigger? Some of the lakes have big carp (Lakechair GF had a 7.2 lb one in her freezer waiting for trash day last year.) The other part of the contest has been changed to 'most carp' since we took over, they bite on corn. I don't think people eat the fish here, I think they catch and release mostly. Those are some really cool big fish!!! We have an annual fishing contest for the biggest fish, it is usually a 19 to 21' LMB, and that is on all six lakes.

I wanted Tiger Muskie, and everyone freaked out. I cannot show the board pres those cool photos, he would lose it. The LMB are third in line of preference for catching and eating, just ahead of those dang crappie that somebody introduced long before we bought the pond. I manage for big BG, but I wouldn't want to be without LMB either. They all serve a very important purpose in our pond. Lastly, the CC are very important, just like the other fish. The CC also provide a lot of fun for visitors, from 5 to 85, when they hook into one of the larger ones. Very little else was identifiable.īottom line - I think the CC help keep my 'citation size' bluegill fishery healthy, while providing a number of great family catfish-fry meals per year. Most had unidentifiable remains that appeared to be BG/RES/Crappie. Nearly all had remains of one or more fish. When we bought our present pond, we removed quite a few CC that were in excess of 30 inches. This helps result in my great BG fishery.Įver since I was a little kid, I've looked in the stomach of nearly every fish I've cleaned - and that is over well 50 years of looking at stomach contents (I still have my very sharp 1952 'TV-Offer' Davey Crockett knife, which cleaned hundreds of fish). I believe the larger CC become predators of medium-to-large-size bluegills that are too big for my intentionally-crowded LMB. Unfortunately, I have no scientific data to estimate how much forage fish a channel catfish will consume based on its size and weight.But, as CC get bigger, I strongly believe they consume a very significant amount of forage fish, and in my case, they particularly like to consume bluegills. I agree with both James Holt and Greg Grimes. We have removed about 250 fish so far, mostly BG, some LM, they have homes at other places which makes me feel good. Waiting for the MI applicator's license, and I think now we have to wait until after all the fish have spawned. I have some LM spawning boxes ready to go in after this fish kill, if it ever takes place. Then I think the CC is a good idea and something we can promote to keep the BG more in check, instead of this silly notion of having a LM Bass only lake, that just won't fly here, people do like to fish, and I love watching and feeding the fish. In 1991 they had a study done on all the lakes, and then it was mentioned that the stunted bluegill were likely causing the 'green hue' to the waters in some of the lakes. I got excited yesterday seeing some green on my paddleboat anchor rope, but darn, it was F. There is zero vegetation as well, this poor lake. There is zero habitat here, nothing suiting what was mentioned above for the CC, for sure. The lake existed prior to the homes being built in the 70's. of the fishery ever to my knowledge - maybe some fish stocking back in the 80's.