Rockport Perch Jerkin' 8-4-21

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That is some solid meat fishing. So to see the water so low, and shrinking. I wonder what winter will look like on the hard deck. The fish will be very concentrated (as your sonar shows.) I wonder how all those fellas are finding enough food to eat. Will the thermocline allows them to stay cool until the lake freezes, and then will there be enough O2 for them? Curious minds want to know! They must be sitting targets for the bigger predators if any are left.

Thanks for the report.

We have had other winters of extreme low water.  Yes, it does impact the fish, but they always bounce back.  There is a conservation pool at Rockport so it won't go dry.  And it's deep enough there should not be winterkill.  But it will concentrate the fish...hopefully in a good way.

There is a lot of food for them.  I saw several big balls of baby perch on sonar.  That is usually their primary forage for a good part of the year.  But they also eat crawdads and other aquatic goodies.

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Good job as usual Pat. How far out before you dropped the motor and sit down?

I need at least 18" to do that.  I found it deep enough about 2/3 of the way out on the dock.  But once the motor was down it kept running into mud humps and was tough to get fully underway.  That's why I got out on a point of gravel a short distance north.
   

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Nice going Pat, maybe there is some hope for me giving RP a try before ice up.

The boats launching today had a tough time.  I doubt it will get any better in the near future. 

Are you ready for a float tube yet?
   

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Nice job Pat on the making for some good chow….der.

Tanks.  I'll PM you a bowl.