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Kwin

As a refresher for anglers targeting deep caught fish or have caught a fish that needs it, I urge everyone to watch the TPWD video on barotrauma and how to alleviate it properly. Those that think they know what they are doing and those that have never done it, there is good info that should help dec...

Kwin

Priviledged as I am to run an e-boat and get paid for it, the angler in me has learned one thing..............e-fishing is an ego check if there ever was one.

Kwin

Trout have been and will continue to be stocked in different locations around the lake in a random manner to maximize their distrubution and initial survival.

Kwin

In our brief electrofishing effort this spring @ McClure, half of the bass I saw were LMB. Water fluctuations at most reservoirs are the mechanism that allow for the spotted bass to flourish. They fill the niche within waters that are not ideal for the other black bass species. They are simply bette...

Kwin

The important thing to remember when deflating a bass is NOT TO LET ALL OF THE AIR OUT. I see this WAY too often, yes the fish are no longer floating, but they have sunk to the bottom out of site. You only need to let enough air out to eliminate positive buoyancy. This means tablespoons of air.

Kwin

Buzzkill alert!.....Just a heads up. [i]**EVENT Type: An Event type permit is required if either the number of participants exceeds 50 or the total value of prizes and inducements exceeds $1,000.** **ANNUAL Type: An Annual type permit may be issued if the number of participants for each contest does...

Kwin

I am looking for a couple of volunteers for Monday (10/25) & Tuesday (10/26) Nite @ DVL to help out with the Fall General Fish Survey. A GFS looks @ all species all sizes we can effectively sample. We will be starting @ 5:30 PM and ending between 10:30 pm and 1:00 AM. Please e-mail me at qgranfo...

Kwin

How old is this list? Castaic...upper lake, please...the lagoon on the other hand....... Casitas.....that lake minus significant trout plants is done. Folsom....C'mon man! it has a higher tidal shift than the Bay of Fundy........No DVL, please.

Kwin

check this out...

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Administrati ... /index.asp

leaflet # 45.

Kwin

Taken from an AFS online abstract publication.... North American Journal of Fisheries Management 1997; 17: 131-135 Effects of Organizational Procedures on Mortality of Largemouth Bass during Summer Tournaments KENNETH C. WEATHERS and MIKE I. NEWMAN Alabama Game and Fish Division, Post Office Box 292...

Kwin

there is other stuff that is not on the "before" map either as it was taken before construction. ;) nice pic though.

Kwin

have had a few weights (mojo's mostly) show up in the bottom of my cooler when working fish up @ tournaments that were not there when I started......nothing recent though.

Kwin

Due to a last minute cancellation, I am looking for a volunteer for electrofishing DVL on tuesday night 4-13. We are starting @ 6 PM and I hope to be done by 11 PM. Thanks!

Kwin

Some grow them back, some do not. As far as I can tell none of the fish with clipped fins are in reduced condition when compared to non-clipped fins. I've seen un-clipped fish that were without one or both pelvic fins, this last tournament had a fish without a right pelvic fin. ( I've only been cutt...

Kwin

I did'nt even bother clipping the fin....just threw in the tank. That fish is not long for this world. Pretty sad that fish could not be culled....a normal pre-spawn DVL 15.5 inch fish would have added another pound.

Kwin

Ray,
I only see 1 or 2 small SMB if I am lucky. The lack of angler caught smaller sized SMB only confirms what I am seeing (or not) in the E-fish surveys.

Kwin

Q. When do you think the smallmouth fishery will be healthy enough to allow weighing in tournaments? A...as soon as data collected through out the year shows there is adequate recruitment to justify lifting the release only on SMB. I have not seen adequate recruitment to date so it remains. No one i...

Kwin

7.33 lbs lmb
big fish will be a striper.......16.5 lbs or so

Kwin

pull your drain plug and be sure EVERYTHING is clean, drained & dry. you will also need to have an approved reduced emissions engine on your boat to get a MWD sticker. generally any 2004 or newer engine reduced emission (2 star or better) will be approved. this lake can be tough but there are go...

Kwin

Thanks for the quick responses! I got the help I need.

Kwin

I need 2 volunteers for tuesday nite 3/9 at DVL. We will be sampling LMB for a population estimate. If interested contact me at qgranfors@dfg.ca.gov. Thanks!

Kwin

Gotta love the CAN DO attitude. :wink:

Kwin

George, I pulled that number (600) out of the air (remember you sampled the sacrificed 6 for the disease testing, & felt a little guilty about it?). Not knowing the potential of the site where we are getting the LMB from when I made the statement, we will get as many as we can.......the lake ris...

Kwin

16.54 (4 fish)

Kwin

the big lake.....1/4"-1/2" right now....my redear brood pond 3'-4'. this keeps up IT may spill.

Kwin

1. Trout don't rattle 2. Two pounders (LMB)will eat an 8" trout NO PROBLEM + 20 lb striper prefer the larger food option 3. Color doesn't matter all that much as all they see is a silhouette 4. Upgrade to stronger hooks (2X or 3X) as the stock hooks get straightened WAY to easy. 5. Be prepared ...

Kwin

When deflating the bass DO NOT let all of the air out as I have witnessed in the past. Let out enough air as so the fish is not positively buoyant & can regain it's equilibrium. If all the air is let out the fish will sink & have to refill its gas bladder....if it can.

Kwin

no CRA water has been brought in since BEFORE quaggas were found in mead back in 2007. it's all state water since (& very little), which is why the lake is 94 feet down.

Kwin

NO SMALLMOUTHS!!......If you can talk the TD's into allowing stripers, that should make it more interesting.

Kwin

Yellowfin Goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus). They can get as big as 300 mm (1 ft).[/i]

Kwin

7.77 lbs

Kwin

triploid trout are stocked in california.

Kwin

so if texas breaks the LMB record using share-a-lunker program it should'nt count?

Kwin

Threadfin, Gizzard shad are a restricted species in California

Kwin

I thought my e-mail address would be obvious, but to clarify.....This is a DFG biological study conducted at a MWD facility. If you remember I was at ALL of the tournaments held at DVL from March through May last year collecting data. I do not have that luxury this year, so I am attempting to recrea...

Kwin

Hello nutcases, I am looking for QUALIFIED, SERIOUS tournament anglers ( I need numbers of legal sized fish) who are available on mondays & tuesdays through probably May to hook & line sample for a mark/recapture biological study @ DVL. A limited number of rental bass boats will be provided ...

Kwin

It's all based on poundage dude. smaller fish = more of them

Kwin

Frozen solid and slightly askew "dottie" is ~29"-29 1/2" long and 27" girth. I need to thaw her out for precise measurements though.

Kwin

Clarification: the variance is for a 13" minimum mouth closed total length, 4 fish bag limit per TEAM. "Teams" that choose to fish solo will only be allowed to only possess 2 fish. The earlier post did not state what the variance was, so I hope this helps. Quinn Granfors Environmental...

Kwin

SUMMER increased h2o temp=higher metabolism=skinny fish lower h2o level=crowding (increased competition)=stress &skinny fish many fish being caught & released=poor handling & increased numbers stressed poor handling(removal of slime coat)=sores increased stress=sores bacterial infections...

Kwin

this should apply to wake boats that have ballast tanks.
Bye-bye lake lice!!!!!

Kwin

ANY lake where they are using shad will have a stoopid bite. Ridiculous.

Kwin

When we set the schedule it was purposely done so that Skinner was done last in the weekly sequence to allow for ample/maximum decontamination time until we used the boat next. we have been pressure washing the boat w/ hot water after every lake whether the mussels are confirmed or not & have be...

Kwin

So.... no go for the one @ Perris?

Kwin

Yeah steve,
only if you promise not to carve otoliths out of every monster we roll. lol

Kwin

Hello, Anyone interested in lost sleep and a great learning opportunity out on DVL, Perris and Skinner? My name is Quinn Granfors and I am an Environmental Scientist out at DVL. Myself and Ben Ewing, our Fisheries Biologist, are looking for volunteers to assist in electroshocking at the above lakes ...

Kwin

MAYBE.... in our lifetime.

Kwin

The difference is in the amount of runoff which brings in phophorus and nitrogen, which are limiting factors in aquatic systems (limnology 101). This is in my opinion the variable that makes the mussel problem more of an issue, biologically, out here in the west than back east. How much rain does th...

Kwin

I'm not sure they have a boat wash for the mussels as they are quite pricey ($200,000+). If the boat was to be washed ,do it AFTER the boat has been in the H20 @ Lower Otay. Otay already has them(Quaggas) so washing before hand is useless. Make sure your boat is "CLEAN & DRY" after eac...

Kwin

that sucks, but considering veliger (planktonic form) densities of ~ 800 per liter of water think how many could be in three tablespoons of infected water? 20-50? remember, it is in our own best interest as anglers that boat drying/cleaning protocol be taken seriously. as I understand it the state w...

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