Thread: What Can Be Done About Nimrod's Stunted Crappie Population?

Find a way to kill most of The Crappie spawn every other year would help. I think the lake went down hill when the buckbrush filled bays became mud flats. With all the timber spraying and clears cuts the lake was sufficated. Back in the hey days Nimrod produced lots of big fish but that was 1942 when it filled till in the late 1970's when problems started showing up. I remember old men trotlining slabs by the tubs full in the early 1970's. I think it could help to stay on the drawdown plan every 5 years to allow vegatation to grow, allow prey on the small fish, and encourage the commercial fishermen to remove more rough fish which compete for space. I would be better on a 3 year plan but I know too many folks would scream. Would help to stop holding lake higher 3' each spring. Leave the level at a set height except floods which we can't control. This would allow the vegatation a better chance on the shores and shallow coves. I would like to see them raise limit on fish under 10'' for those that could utilize them. That could work part of the year or maybe till test numbers dropped.