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Lindon Interlude 10-2-12
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[cool][#0000ff]No the whities were not decent. They were not wearing clothes...and they were small and skinny.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The white bass throughout the lake have suffered this year because of the low water. Their feeding areas have not produced the small fish and invertebrates that they need to grow and fatten during the summer. The predominant year class of whities in the lake have not gotten big enough to be able to eat the faster growing baby white bass. So instead of packing on the weight they are staying small and skinny. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The larger year classes of white bass in the lake are getting bigger and fatter because they are able to enjoy the bajillions of baby whities in their diet. And there are reports of some14 and 15 inchers from the few larger survivers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The white bass that have been spawned in the Jordan...or that have moved into it from the lake...are also much healthier than those in the main lake. Evidently there is more food from more sources to keep them healthy. Average sizes for the same age class fish are significantly bigger than their spawn mates in the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We only kept about 8 white bass yesterday for a batch of scampi. And even the healthiest ones we kept had thin fillets...almost not worth the effort.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My prediction is for a grim ice fishing season. The lake is lower and should freeze quickly if it gets cold enough. But with the extreme low water conditions it will be tougher to find fish. And the surviving white bass will be even skinnier as the winter progresses. They usually do not have much to eat under the ice. Could be some winter dieoff. That would probably help the lake but not the whities...except the survivors will have more to eat when higher water levels return.[/#0000ff]
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Lindon Interlude 10-2-12 - by TubeDude - 10-03-2012, 12:51 AM
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