07-16-2010, 07:07 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Yes, there are smallmouth in Strawberry...but not legally. Those who know the lake well and know how to fish for smallies can sometimes pick up more than one in a day's fishing. But they are so few and so scattered that it is not worth planning a trip to get them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While there is plenty of food (crawdads) in Strawberry, the conditions for successful spawning and recruitment are not good. Thus there has not been a major explosion. Only a few hatchlings survive most years and some years none at all. Like all small fish in Da Berry they have to find enough food to sustain them and avoid the jaws of the predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I recently saw a picture of a smallie from the Soldier Creek area that weighed over 6 pounds. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While there is plenty of food (crawdads) in Strawberry, the conditions for successful spawning and recruitment are not good. Thus there has not been a major explosion. Only a few hatchlings survive most years and some years none at all. Like all small fish in Da Berry they have to find enough food to sustain them and avoid the jaws of the predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I recently saw a picture of a smallie from the Soldier Creek area that weighed over 6 pounds. [/#0000ff]
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