Out of curiosity, where were you fishing, what techniques, and what species were you targeting?
I was out there 5/24 and did alright hitting nice sized crappies off the northwest point of the long skinny island. Also found some small perch on jigging raps north of the line of hazard buoys. There were plenty of good weed-edge spots at that time, though I’m sure the weeds have grown up and out considerably in the last couple of weeks. I fished it for the first time 2 years ago, so I don’t really have a point of reference for what it was like further back.
My thought is that the fish are still there, and they’re still feeding. But we may beed to adjust the approach. (For example, trolling cranks is probably gonna be tough sledding?)
It’s a conundrum — we’ve got one thread decrying the use of “aquacides” by lake-front home owners and claiming that it turns the fish off completely; and then this thread wondering why those same home owners aren’t doing more to kill off those pesky weeds. I certainly don’t have the answers.
Here’s an interesting read on Bald Eagle water quality efforts. The quote that caught my eye was: “‘Prior to the projects, the water clarity was often as low as 2 to 3 feet by late June and the weed line only extended out to 6 to 7 feet of water depth,’ said the Bald Eagle homeowner. ‘After the 2016 application, Secchi disc readings of up to 12 feet were recorded most of the summer and the weed line was out to 12 feet of water depth.'”
