02-04-2021, 05:24 PM
I have been a little shocked by the high numbers of anglers on the ice this winter, especially last weekend at the gorge... I had no idea how popular the burbot bash had become... There were people lining shores for as far as the eyes could see... I've never seen so many folks at the gorge... but then I usually avoid going there on the bash weekend, so maybe it was the same as usual... just me there on a different weekend... But it has seemed like a busy ice season.. I used to fish lakes and would be the only one there, not this year...
I haven't kept many fish this year, so i don't expect I've hurt the population much, but I expect a lot of new ice fishermen are there for the meat, so it probably is hurting the numbers overall... Be interesting to see how this year affects things, but with the low water prospects it might be hard to tell whether drought or pressure made the difference.. both effects don't sound good for next years fishing though... Keeping my finger crossed... Later Jeff
I haven't kept many fish this year, so i don't expect I've hurt the population much, but I expect a lot of new ice fishermen are there for the meat, so it probably is hurting the numbers overall... Be interesting to see how this year affects things, but with the low water prospects it might be hard to tell whether drought or pressure made the difference.. both effects don't sound good for next years fishing though... Keeping my finger crossed... Later Jeff
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!