Kentucky Lake vs Table Rock

[DavidB]

I can't imagine why bass should be stocked in Table Rock.  We spend a week each year, the latter part of April, and always have plenty of action.  There seem to be healthy populations of Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spots.  We have guys that spend most of their time up Long Creek from the 86 bridge to the Arkansas line, others that primarily fish Clevenger and Jake's Creek, and others that focus more on the dam area to Point 5.  Everyone always leaves happy.  What data do they have that suggests a need to manipulate the bass fishery?

[Bill Babler]

They are not wanting to stock. They are wanting to reduce the harvest size on Spotted Bass from its current sustainable 15” level to 12”

The reason stated is the lack of harvestable Spotted Bass that are 15”. 

Our forage base is more than substantial to support our current and an even larger bass population. 

Guess it makes perfect sense to kill 12” fish so there will be a larger population of 15” fish. 

However,  I think I’m going to have to run that by someone with a doctorate in math.