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[Bushbeater]

We see the occasional small ones also, I suppose if they can spawn in the Gravois they could use the Niangua or Tonka spring also. Does anyone have any info on the stocking programs that have been used?

[fishinwrench]

According to "biologists" stripers need a long flowing river to successfully reproduce because their eggs don't sink, and if they get swept into a dead water eddy they won't get enough oxygen.   I'm not sure what they consider "long" but it seems like 3-4 miles (under the right conditions) is long enough.

[MOPanfisher]

Last time I talked to one of the biologists he said they are stocking some stripers every 5 years.  The hybrids are ways a nice surprise and the stripes seem to step that up a notch for their size.  

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

Last time I talked to one of the biologists he said they are stocking some stripers every 5 years.  The hybrids are ways a nice surprise and the stripes seem to step that up a notch for their size.  

The last time I communicated with one he said "they stopped stocking striped bass in LO back in the 80's, but that a few likely get mixed in with the hybrids".....which makes no sense at all because the brood stock should always be bigger than the resulting offspring, right?   

These biologists all tell a different story.

I'd love to hear them say WHERE they stock the hybrids currently, if they even do.  My guess is that the last few stockings of hybrids was at Warsaw only, and that all the Hybrids caught in the Niangua arm and near the mouth of the Gravois have made it down from there. Possibly even the ones below Bagnell dam.....since they have denied ever stocking hybrids in the Osage river below Bagnell.   

[snagged in outlet 3]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

which makes no sense at all because the brood stock should always be bigger than the resulting offspring, right?   

Right!

BTW. Communicating?   Tin can on a string 😆

[fishinwrench]

16 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Right!

BTW. Communicating?   Tin can on a string 😆

The last "communication" I had with the MDC FB for this region (can't even remember his name anymore) was through email.  We had 3 different topics going on at the same time.  

Nice guy, just doing his job....the way he was trained to. 🙄

[MOPanfisher]

It was maybe 3 years ago now and we had a couple good days on the whites, but a few of them sure looked like stripers, so I sent a photo to one of the Biologists I know and he was the one who told me they stocked them every 5 years, didnt ask how many or where.  

[fishinwrench]

Every October a good number of these make their way up onto the flats in Indian cr., Soap cr. and the big & little Gravois. 

I've never hung into one much bigger myself, but I did help a bank fisherman ALMOST land one that was as long as my leg.  He gave it slack and lost it with less than 6' of line out. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I bet those are fun to catch!

[fishinwrench]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I bet those are fun to catch!

Actually not as much fun as a White of the same size.