Quillback Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Yeah those Mississippi lakes, Sardis and the others nearby, are just big mud holes with hardly any cover. They just get hammered by fill the cooler crappie fishermen (kept a few myself). But they are crappie factories. Something like 200,000 crappie a year are kept at Sardis.
5bites Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Stockton seems to get as much crappie pressure as anyone but like has been pointed out the population seems great. Table Rock crappie run bigger though generally. If we exploded the Beaver dam and had an actual river at the upper end of Table Rock it would help. That might be a little extreme though.
Champ188 Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 If we exploded the Beaver dam and had an actual river at the upper end of Table Rock it would help. That might be a little extreme though. Gack!! That's crazy talk!!! Then we'd have those big saltwater munching machines cruising around eating every baitfish that moved. denjac, Sac River Jim and dtrs5kprs 3
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted June 17, 2015 Author Root Admin Posted June 17, 2015 I really don't know much about this (warm water fishery biology) but I would think Table Rock is less inductive for crappie compared to Stockton and other lakes (like Oklahoma lakes) because of Table Rock's water clarity. TR will never be as good a crappie fishery as these other lakes because of it's clear water? Sac River Jim 1
Terrierman Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Water clarity is an indicator of the relative fertility of a lake. Fertility directly relates to phytoplankton productivity, which in turn relates to everything on up the food chain. So that's correct, TR won't be as productive in terms of numbers or total pounds of fish than other more fertile lakes. And for what it's worth, there are MAJOR efforts being made to protect TRL from heading further up the trophic ladder. Right now it's closer to oligotrophic than mesotrophic and a long way from eutrophic. That water clarity / trophic status is a large part of why the lake is such a popular destination.
5bites Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Gack!! That's crazy talk!!! Then we'd have those big saltwater munching machines cruising around eating every baitfish that moved. We will drain it slow and eat well for a long time. This way we can send over the fish we want one by one. We are also making table rocks dam taller. Might as well use that new real estate. Champ188 1
5bites Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Water clarity is an indicator of the relative fertility of a lake. Fertility directly relates to phytoplankton productivity, which in turn relates to everything on up the food chain. So that's correct, TR won't be as productive in terms of numbers or total pounds of fish than other more fertile lakes. And for what it's worth, there are MAJOR efforts being made to protect TRL from heading further up the trophic ladder. Right now it's closer to oligotrophic than mesotrophic and a long way from eutrophic. That water clarity / trophic status is a large part of why the lake is such a popular destination. Well water ever you said I'm pretty sure I don't like it lol. Jk. I believe we have the most diverse range of lakes right here than anywhere. We just need a grass lake. Seriously though consider what is within 2-2.5hrs of Carthage where I live. It's really pretty amazing. Even 1.5hrs is more than what I can bother to fish on a regular basis. Terrierman 1
mjk86 Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I think that releasing more crappie full of eggs into TR will just mean more crappie fry for the bass to eat. They dont have anywhere to go, just open clear water. Crappie are like the rabbits of the fish world, they rely on sheer numbers of fry so that a few will make it to adulthood, unfortunately thats a tall order in table rock. Like was mentioned, stockton gets more crappie pressure than table rock and they are def easier to catch there!
mjk86 Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Just cuz this is neat. My boss has a lake house up north. Caught this 28lb northern with over 100 baby crappie in it. Walleyedmike, MOsmallies, Seth and 1 other 4
*T* Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Amazing picture!! "Water is the driving force of all Nature." -Leonardo da Vinci
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