Thread: Pickthorne

The biologist for the Pic is in Brinkley. I talked to him. a few years ago about stocking tilapia there as they do in Lake HOAUGE and a few other waters. He was adamant about not stocking non-native fish in his waters. I told him that I was glad he was not in charge when the commission stocked trout and other species in our waters that has been very successful. He said that was different!!!! I have some really good trips to the Pic years ago but the last ones wind up with one big slab and a few dinks. Some friends had same results. I plan on going next week and will give a report. hopefully it will be a good one.Good thumps and tight lines. Woodpecker

Originally Posted by woodpecker

The biologist for the Pic is in the Brinkley district. I talked to him several years about putting tilapia in each spring as they do in Lake Hoagie and a few other lakes. He was adamant about not stocking any non-native fish in his district. I told him that I was really glad that he was not in control when the commission stocked trout and other species in our lakes that has been very successful. He said that was different!!!! I have had a few good trips there several years ago. The last trips I caught one slab and a few dinks. I am going to try to go next again next week. Good thumps and tight lines Woodpecker

That biologist is no longer in charge of Pickthorne. I believe it was recently re-zoned so that the biologist in charge of this district would be closer and they could focus more attention on the lake. The fact that the lake was several counties away from the districts home office was part of the problem, and the reason for the rezoning. Ben Batten(BigBen) is in charge there now, and I believe that he is trying to find a solution to the lake's problems. Maybe he will chime in.

Originally Posted by Cmj

That biologist is no longer in charge of Pickthorne. I believe it was recently re-zoned so that the biologist in charge of this district would be closer and they could focus more attention on the lake. The fact that the lake was several counties away from the districts home office was part of the problem, and the reason for the rezoning. Ben Batten(BigBen) is in charge there now, and I believe that he is trying to find a solution to the lake's problems. Maybe he will chime in.

Yes, Ben's District is Pulaski County, and I am pretty sure he is in charge of the Community fishing program.

Ben is in charge of Picktorne. The biologist that woodpecker talked to has since retired.

If you stay on the south end of the lake away from the stumps, it is a good place to try out a new boat, or test one you've been working on. most of the times I've been there in the last 5 years that was the reason i went there.

Originally Posted by HALF FAST

If you stay on the south end of the lake away from the stumps, it is a good place to try out a new boat, or test one you've been working on. most of the times I've been there in the last 5 years that was the reason i went there.

That's about the only reason I go there anymore, but I usually try to wet a line while I am there. Despite what the electrosamples have shown, I know there are some slabs in there, just not enough of em it would seem. I caught this one there last year. 2.86 if I remember correctly.

Daaaammmmmnnnnn it don't take many like that to make me happy.

You found the pic before I could. Think I lost it on my old phone.