It's good to see a fish like this after seeing so many very small and very skinny fish.
This 17" beaut was caught at Streeter's. I'll be checking the lake over the weekend so I'm hoping to see others with really nice fish.
Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
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Stacie Kelsey
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Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Just in case you guys didn't see it in the Q & A thread under Freshwater.
It's good to see a fish like this after seeing so many very small and very skinny fish.
This 17" beaut was caught at Streeter's. I'll be checking the lake over the weekend so I'm hoping to see others with really nice fish.
It's good to see a fish like this after seeing so many very small and very skinny fish.
This 17" beaut was caught at Streeter's. I'll be checking the lake over the weekend so I'm hoping to see others with really nice fish.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Nice thats about three inches bigger than my biggest silver lake crappie.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
about an inch bigger than my Long Lake crappie
A nice bass is too valuable a resource to enjoy catching only once.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Bob Johansen wrote:about an inch bigger than my Long Lake crappie
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Stacie Kelsey wrote:Just in case you guys didn't see it in the Q & A thread under Freshwater.
It's good to see a fish like this after seeing so many very small and very skinny fish.
This 17" beaut was caught at Streeter's. I'll be checking the lake over the weekend so I'm hoping to see others with really nice fish.
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hawaiiboy396
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Was this from shore
RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Off of streeters resorts dock.hawaiiboy396 wrote:Was this from shore
Anthony
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
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hawaiiboy396
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
tnj8222 wrote:Off of streeters resorts dock.hawaiiboy396 wrote:Was this from shore
Is it possible to fish from shore for slabs like this. Is there an good public spots that you dont need a boat for on this lake.
corrected for spelling of 'slobs', I mean 'slabs'. lol
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Stacie Kelsey
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
This not the average size crappie for this lake. I've only heard of one other large fish coming out. The rest are extremely small and under the legal size of 9".
There is a lot of harvesting of under size fish going on. If you see this PLEASE report it by calling 911 and indicating you have a fishing violation in progress. They can contact one of our Officers or if none are available they can send a Trooper or County.
There is a lot of harvesting of under size fish going on. If you see this PLEASE report it by calling 911 and indicating you have a fishing violation in progress. They can contact one of our Officers or if none are available they can send a Trooper or County.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Dear Stacie,
At what point does a healthy population of crappie that are under 9 inches considered stunted?
At what point does a healthy population of crappie that are under 9 inches considered stunted?
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Stacie Kelsey
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
That is something I'm concerned about here. It's a prey heavy lake. I'll be taking scale samples and do age analysis to try and determine what is going on. I've seen tons and the average size is 7". And everything I am hearing from anglers is that they are small. This makes two years in a row.
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Region 5 - Vancouver, WA
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Its been going downhill for longer than that.Stacie Kelsey wrote:That is something I'm concerned about here. It's a prey heavy lake. I'll be taking scale samples and do age analysis to try and determine what is going on. I've seen tons and the average size is 7". And everything I am hearing from anglers is that they are small. This makes two years in a row.
Anthony
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
You can almost always bet that the Crappie you pull in are 7in. and the perch are 4in and the bass are...
That's right there are none
That's right there are none
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Stacie Kelsey
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
The average size perch I have seen are a lot bigger than 4". They ate the only fish that I'm not worried about right now. But the crappie and bass, yep.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
Hopefully it's just a cycle thing, but thinking about how those crappie sit in Streeters all the time, competing for the same food these fish will get more stunted with the 9" rule in that lake. I know the first time I went there a couple years ago they were averaging about 9" or so, last year in the fall we caught a bunch in the 8" group, only time will tell I guess in 3 or so years if the rule works.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
The rule was put in place to create a quality fishery. The bigger picture is the water quality and lack of cover. Both of those are being closely worked on.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
I agree. The carp should have never been stocked. Crappie relate to a weedline big time in most lakes. Silver only has lilly pads.Stacie Kelsey wrote:The rule was put in place to create a quality fishery. The bigger picture is the water quality and lack of cover. Both of those are being closely worked on.
Anthony
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
http://static.photobucket.com/player.sw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... EO0054.mp4
if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
The grass carp were needed we just got pressured into way more than what we recommended. :-/ we will get it there. It's just going to take some time.
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
How long ago did they put the carp in that lake?
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Stacie Kelsey
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RE:Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) huge crappie!
They went in 1992.
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