Second spawn?

[kjackson]

Noticed today that a pair of bass in our pond are getting a bit amorous...or so it looks. I've noticed that there have been bare spots here and there recently, but I was hoping that some bluegill had survived the otter attack last winter. But apparently, that's not the case.

This afternoon, I saw a pair of bass exhibiting spawning behavior-- the pair was sitting on the pond's primo bed spot, and one of the bass was pushing the other around, lifting it with his nose, pushing it around the bed.

Is it really possible that bass will spawn a second time in mid-June? There has been one spawn already, with several broods of fry swimming around. Having said that, the pond has been flooded twice with some pretty harsh current running through it after the earlier spawn--enough, in fact, to wash a pound-and-a-half bass over the dam and onto the road.

Could it be that the flooding and loss of some fry was enough to trigger a late spawn, or are these two just exhibiting teenage behavior?

[Feathers and Fins]

http://aqua.ucdavis.edu/DatabaseRoot/pdf/200FS.PDF

Enjoy

[Old plug]

Do not think that is what it is. They may just now be getting to it. Bass and crappie both were still spawing in places on LOZ just a week ago. It is not unusual at all around here. They spawn deep. I have at least one late spawner in back of my dock every year on a bed 6ft ot more deep.

[Feathers and Fins]

OP that is one of many papers I have read about it. I use to think they did their voodoo then went on but it makes since they would have multiple spawns. Nature seems to find a way!

Love that quote but sure seems like logic in hardwired animals to hold back some to try for a second shot at it. When it comes to propagation of a species its amazing what nature has done to insure success.

[Old plug]

Fin and feathers------ I agree it could be trying again. After this year of having a d--- pair of mallards trying three time to nest in in a open storage compartment of my boat. It is a real trill to just about get up on plane and the hen comes flying out of that compartment between my feet. I have blocked it and they still returned. She has gotten in there and actually moved my spare prop around. All 3 times there were eggs and they all got cracked rolling against the prop when the boat raised up on plane.

Hmmmmmm Nature seems to find a way. I am 76 and I been looking real hard for voodoo. No luck so far.

[kjackson]

Thanks for the link. From what I've read/heard, the spawn seems to be a one-time event with some bass being earlier and some later, kind of a bell-curve event. But the spawn potentially happening three times makes me think...

As an aside, I just spooked a heron off the site, so it's possible the bass have moved off or are in the process of digestion.