Quote Originally Posted by cevans View Post
I have seen schools of shad that are 14” or bigger and that is the major problem on Patoka. Too many shad and too big. Its a shame too. It used to be so good for gills and crappie as well as bass. DNR leaves alot to be desired when it comes to managing our lakes. They dump 15 to 20 million walleye fry in Patoka every year and the weeds are gone so not enough cover other than down timber but the lake is shallow compared to Brookville and water is hotter than brookville also. To me, its a waste to dump walleye fry that is only 0.02 inches long as its just food for the shad.

You know it's sad that a biologist spends all that time in school learning about how to manage our resources. Then when they have the chance to make a difference they use the same old blanket decisions for the lakes they manage.

It's about like the denial of the proposed bobcat season. It isn't based on the need or the abundance of the bobcats, it was based on a group of people that didn't want it and our DNR didn't collect any data to back it up. They need to clean house and start taking a hands on approach.

Chad