05-20-2016, 06:53 PM
I agree the Wipers have been good for Minersville, I see chubs way down and some insect life up like Damsel Flies.
As a bird watcher I have seen less Pelicans and Cormorants at Minersville since the introduction of Wipers. But the tonnage of Cutthroats they put in still never seem to take hold.
I have not really seen anything negative concerning the Smallmouth other than not catching any "small" Smallmouth this spring while targeting Trout like I usually do.
I was talking to a DWR guy the other day and he said
the survival rate for Wipers at Minersville was better than they first expected to see, and that the harvest attrition over time has been less than what they expected.
Really no complaints over the last few years, and the lake has actually been coming up the last couple of weeks. With another good hit of warm spring rain to bring down the 4 feet of snow still on top all at once we should be in ok shape for this year.
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As a bird watcher I have seen less Pelicans and Cormorants at Minersville since the introduction of Wipers. But the tonnage of Cutthroats they put in still never seem to take hold.
I have not really seen anything negative concerning the Smallmouth other than not catching any "small" Smallmouth this spring while targeting Trout like I usually do.
I was talking to a DWR guy the other day and he said
the survival rate for Wipers at Minersville was better than they first expected to see, and that the harvest attrition over time has been less than what they expected.
Really no complaints over the last few years, and the lake has actually been coming up the last couple of weeks. With another good hit of warm spring rain to bring down the 4 feet of snow still on top all at once we should be in ok shape for this year.
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