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7/9/2011 9:03:00 PMLooks like fun, good fishing. Give the pigs a little more time this spawn is dragging. Fish were bedding today on a pond.
Ocktane
7/9/2011 9:34:00 PMThat's what I figured. I remember last year it took em awhile on American too.
rickydbasser
7/10/2011 9:28:00 AMWow, you saw largemouth in American? I've heard of only one caught there, and one seen. And they were both reports from a close fishing buddy. When they poisoned American back in the 80's, Evergreen Bass Club did a "boat-in" protesting it. They said they personally saw a couple dozen 8 to 10 lb largemouth floating after in was done, and countless others. No smallmouth in the lake at that time that they knew of.
Ocktane
7/10/2011 10:13:00 AMI caught a largemouth there last summer on a buzzbait. Thats a painful tale about the poisoning. Pretty sure I'd vomit if I witnessed that... vomit and weep.
rickydbasser
7/10/2011 10:51:00 AMObviously it didn't put a dent in the rock bass and perch population. The game department rotinos (probably spelled that wrong) the lake in the 80's killing off a great largemouth population, then plants it with smallmouth in the 90's. Go figure. Oh well, I ain't complaining. American is my favorite smallmouth lake this side of the mountain. Riffe would rank right up there if it weren't for a $40 gas bill getting there only to usually be blown off the lake by 11:00. By the way, the two largemouth caught and seen by my friend were on the small lake to the left of the public ramp.
Mike@Bills
7/11/2011 7:42:00 AMI heard the smallmouth were planted around 2000. I work at the Boathouse and have never seen a largemouth come out of the lake ever. Seen many smallies over 4lbs though.
rickydbasser
7/11/2011 10:07:00 AMThanks for the imfo on the planting year. I was taking a ballpark guess. I commend the game department for planting American with smallies. The plants and their spawns are obviously flourishing.