06-19-2006, 08:47 PM
Aaron-
I think most good bass fishermen who fish Quincy seriously release all their bass, so I'm not sure it's the best example.
I know a lot of 15" smallmouth get harvested at Chatfield by bait fishermen and I suspect the same thing is true of Pueblo. If everyone let all the 15" fish go back, think of all the 18" bass we might have in a couple more years.
I used to have access to a small (3 acres?) pond in Lakewood that was strictly C&R for bass and the population of big bass in that lake was amazing! None ever got harvested and there was plenty of forage and any little bass that survived the jaws of their ancestors grew up fat and happy and ready for a date with my Devil's Horse! The average bass from that npond was 2.25 - 2.75 lbs with lots of bigger ones.
My $.02.
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I think most good bass fishermen who fish Quincy seriously release all their bass, so I'm not sure it's the best example.
I know a lot of 15" smallmouth get harvested at Chatfield by bait fishermen and I suspect the same thing is true of Pueblo. If everyone let all the 15" fish go back, think of all the 18" bass we might have in a couple more years.
I used to have access to a small (3 acres?) pond in Lakewood that was strictly C&R for bass and the population of big bass in that lake was amazing! None ever got harvested and there was plenty of forage and any little bass that survived the jaws of their ancestors grew up fat and happy and ready for a date with my Devil's Horse! The average bass from that npond was 2.25 - 2.75 lbs with lots of bigger ones.
My $.02.
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