08-22-2019, 12:17 PM
Willard used to be my go-to place. It was not only the closest lake, but I almost always did well there. Not lately, though.
The last two or three years, I got skunked more often than not. I went to the places where they ought to be, used what they ought to want, and fished hard. Nada. I simply cannot find the fish. I'm a bit less range limited than TD in my kayak, but nowhere near as mobile as if I had a boat. But from either marina, I have what should be fish factories within reach. Nothing there.
The low water years were very, very hard on many Willard species, crappie in particular. With the water down, there is simply no shallow cover in which fish can spawn. Whole year classes of fish get lost.
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The last two or three years, I got skunked more often than not. I went to the places where they ought to be, used what they ought to want, and fished hard. Nada. I simply cannot find the fish. I'm a bit less range limited than TD in my kayak, but nowhere near as mobile as if I had a boat. But from either marina, I have what should be fish factories within reach. Nothing there.
The low water years were very, very hard on many Willard species, crappie in particular. With the water down, there is simply no shallow cover in which fish can spawn. Whole year classes of fish get lost.
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