The 2008 Spawn How Big Are The Bass Now?

[smallmouths fight]

Anyone have there thoughts on what size the bass may be now, after the 2008 spawn 6 years ago. the Largemouth, smallmouth and Kentucky, Thanks Dan

[abkeenan]

Anyone have there thoughts on what size the bass may be now, after the 2008 spawn 6 years ago. the Largemouth, smallmouth and Kentucky, Thanks Dan

That would be a question for the MDC or MDNR and their biologists. I have no clue as to the growth rate of bass. I know that their should be some great years coming from the insane water levels in both 2008 and 2011 that no doubt had great fry spawns. One would think it had a very high success rate of survival for the fry and smaller bass. Had maybe the best weekend ever back in spring 2011 when the bushes and trees on the banks where totally flooded. If you didn't get a bite every cast at the edge of the treeline in 10-15 FOW you were disappointed that weekend. Caught more 2-3lb smallies in 2 days than I have in most years combined. It was crazy good. Sucked to have to use a paddle boat to get out to the dock but I'd do that every single time if they always bit like that.

Edit: the year was actually 2011 with the 2nd big flood.

[Old plug]

that is a big question it depends on the area the body of water they are in the nutrient value of the water. the available forage. to mention just a few. Yo u will have to. be specific with your question to the MDC.

[Get_Tha_Net]

I actually did a study on this for a science project in high school. Old plug is correct it all depends on available forage for the bass. The type of vegetation in a lake in a lake also has a factor in growth rate. Deeper lakes like Table Rock without grass bass actually have a faster growing rate then shallower lakes that have a lot of grass in them. Lakes where huge balls of forage can gather in deeper water bass will have a faster growing rate due to the that huge amount of available food in one area. Where shallower lakes with grass forage is more spread out and harder to find. The fish that spawned in 2008 in Table Rock would be somewhere between 15 and 17 inches right now on average.

[dtrs5kprs]

There were also couple of years in there with levels above power pool, just without the extreme levels. Have to think those years taken together account for some of the rebound in the numbers of blacks.

[gitnby]

Did you mean 2011?

Table Rock Pool History (Yearly Min/Max)

Minimum Maximum

Date - Elevation Date - Elevation

11/24/2003 907.67 05/26/2003 917.00

01/01/2004 909.48 04/26/2004 922.69

12/22/2005 903.47 01/15/2005 918.66

02/15/2006 902.91 07/02/2006 916.96

12/17/2007 910.09 06/15/2007 918.39

01/05/2008 910.22 04/12/2008 933.25

12/25/2009 912.20 10/11/2009 922.91

12/30/2010 908.89 05/21/2010 918.89

02/08/2011 906.13 04/27/2011 935.46

12/31/2012 905.13 03/31/2012 916.70

That would be a question for the MDC or MDNR and their biologists. I have no clue as to the growth rate of bass. I know that their should be some great years coming from the insane water levels in both 2008 and 2010 that no doubt had great fry spawns. One would think it had a very high success rate of survival for the fry and smaller bass. Had maybe the best weekend ever back in spring 2010 when the bushes and trees on the banks where totally flooded. If you didn't get a bite every cast at the edge of the treeline in 10-15 FOW you were disappointed that weekend. Caught more 2-3lb smallies in 2 days than I have in most years combined. It was crazy good. Sucked to have to use a paddle boat to get out to the dock but I'd do that every single time if they always bit like that.

[Sprint21fter]

Agree the blacks have come back really well. Also, the smallmouth are doing well. Spots are our lakes lifeblood those things appear everywhere. Our lake when it is fishing good is #1 across the country because if you get the right bites you can have 4lbers across the board and have each species of fish to do it with. No other lake that I know of can When she is tough she is as tough as it gets. Makes us better fishermen in the end. Finesse fish, power fish, shallow water to deep water. Clear water or stained. You can do it all on this lake except for grass. Maybe again when the lake floods you can catch them in grass and weeds with a spinnerbait.

[dtrs5kprs]

Did you mean 2011?

Table Rock Pool History (Yearly Min/Max)

Minimum Maximum

Date - Elevation Date - Elevation

11/24/2003 907.67 05/26/2003 917.00

01/01/2004 909.48 04/26/2004 922.69

12/22/2005 903.47 01/15/2005 918.66

02/15/2006 902.91 07/02/2006 916.96

12/17/2007 910.09 06/15/2007 918.39

01/05/2008 910.22 04/12/2008 933.25

12/25/2009 912.20 10/11/2009 922.91

12/30/2010 908.89 05/21/2010 918.89

02/08/2011 906.13 04/27/2011 935.46

12/31/2012 905.13 03/31/2012 916.70

Good chart. Taking out the extreme years, look at the March-July levels on the maximum side. Even slightly higher levels had to help the fry from those years.

[Quillback]

The biologists claim that on Beaver it takes 7.5 years on average for a spotted bass to reach 15". I believe it's about the same for Table Rock. No idea on LM's or SM's, my guess is that LM's grow a bit faster.

[dtrs5kprs]

The biologists claim that on Beaver it takes 7.5 years on average for a spotted bass to reach 15". I believe it's about the same for Table Rock. No idea on LM's or SM's, my guess is that LM's grow a bit faster.

LM growing faster makes sense. The years that stick out to me ( other than the floods ) are 2004, 2005, 2006. I missed the spring of 05 because I was waiting on Ranger to finish the barge. Remember 2006 having a high pool starting around early May.