Dead Fish

[bigredbirdfan]

Having become more educated by reading your posts and seeing the numbers of fisherman crowding the water there, do any of you think that the numbers of fisherman have any affect on the trout? I know if they are pressured in Colorado, they dont do well and in fact, die off or vacate areas of the streams. Too many flies and lures and stomping around and thru their lairs, upsetting the insect supply, bottom environment, etc.

Just curious as I had no idea how many ppl fished below the dam there until recently. I used to fly fish there and there just wasnt anyone down there much. Not like now. I do know that the places we used to fish where I live, have all sunken to new lows as the pressure increased. Once ppl find out about fish biting or opportunities to catch them, they will fish it til its all gone, literally. I do apprec the reluctance to talk bout Bull shoals. People will go there next and fish it out.

We cannot imagine lakes that large being affected to that extent but they are. When I fished Table Rock 15 yrs ago, we always got lots and lots of bass and crappie and channels. Now it is MUCH harder to find good fish.

Does anyone else see this trend there?

I dont know the answer but I do know that if you keep getting the numbers of ppl down there with the knowledge about fishing that is available to each of us, the fish cannot survive the pressure.

No Kevin. The fishermen are not the problem, unless they don't know how to handle and revive fish. Too many other factors responsible for this.

[ozarkriverrat]

Just curiouse...with all of the high water and fishing pressure on th eupper section, has anyone tried fishing the tribs???? I would think that some of those browns would run up into fall creek and bull creek maybe? Im still in montana so i havent gotten a chance to fish down there yet. Please let me know.