Barnett rumor

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Originally Posted by Dee F

Ever thought Those tourist spend big $$ in your towns and may contribute to the funding it takes to research and manage the big 4? Y'all complain about it.. I don't mind it.. I'm not a greedy person.. I would love to see it on Barnett. Until I see it otherwise.. I say the folks that do the most damage on lakes are the local people... We have a few out of state come to Barnett. They catch fish. But in most cases it's the local fisherman that bends the rules.
If I could change Barnett.. I'd put a 12" slot to start. Then in time I'd do limits as needed, and most of all I'd put the enforcement there needed and make 100% of the fishing related citations go directly back into the MDWFP to keep improving these places.

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Dee, you hit the nail on the head. Someone from out of town will spend more in one trip to Grenada than I will in 5, maybe more.

I agree, but I would ask for a 10-11 inch slot. Reason being is that Barnett has so much spawning area in it their is hardly ever an off year for the spawn. Barnett is a complicated lake to fish, you have the main lake, the submerged oxbows in the main lake, the river channel in the main lake, the upper river area and oxbows. 2 causeways and 2 bottle necks. Deep timber, shallow timber, grass, and brush. Current and non existant current. I can put 3-4 good fishermen out at any given time and they can come back with a decent catch each on a different pattern.

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Originally Posted by "G"

This argument seems to come up every six months....just saying.......nobody ever wins....its like fords are better than chevy and vice versa....everybody likes their favorite lake the best, everybody likes what fishfinder they have the best, everybody likes their dog the best....it's just how it is.

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not the dog??????please not the dog:Rofl

Well I am now a Chevy man, love it! As for as dogs and other critters they are ok for other folks, but if it doesn't drink gas I don't want it.

A size limit would most likely hurt the Rez, over populate real quick if you started making folks throw back a ten inch fish. Just my 2 cents worth but that lake ALWAYS has a good spawn.

If they'd do what Washington does with a 10 inch min and you can keep 5 under 10 inches,. no one would throw a hissy fit over a size limit. John, barnett does have some bad spawns from time to time. Not as bad as the COE lakes but it does have them. I'm curious what affect this raising the winter pool by a foots gonna do. It's gonna change up the spawning habits to a point. Usually, It's towards the tail end of the spawn before the water rises where they get in the grass so we have alot of crappie that spawn out in 6-8 FOW. Grass that was usually in to shallow of water is now gonna be in 1 1/2 to 2 FOW. Glad I bought that flat bottom boat so I can get back in there now cause AIN'T NO WAY I'm wading LOL

Scared of the gators ? Well i am learning as i go here and barnett is a hard lake to figure sometimes . Last year i was still catching crappie in 18" of water the end of may . It was just unreal last spring . It is hard for someone like me to figure them out . My best trait is i just won't give up . They're good fish and lots of small fish . . Gotta love it . And gdg if i would fish up at grenada more i would probably agree . Only been a few times .

Yeh thump, We were catching the fool out of them in shallow water last year. I really caught alot of 1 1/2 fish last year

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Originally Posted by Dee F

I've said it before and I'll say it again.... Hands down..Barnett is the best body of water in the state. Structure deep and shallow, any kind of ledge you want with structure, flats, a deep river.. And water level that don't fructuate but 6 inches now( 1.5' in the past)
Only thing the corps lakes have that Barnett don't is a biologist and management... Put a slot on Barnett and enforce it... 5 years from now it'll be the best lake in the state.
Everyone hates it because you have to Learn it to be successful consistently on it. It is the hardest lake to consistently stay on BIG fish at.
The corp lakes are stocked and have had years of keeping +12" fish... Therefore making it easier to catch "cookie cutter" fish (fish the same size) from year to year.

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Stocked with what?

I'll agree about Barnett being the most diverse lake around. I'll even say it might wen have the most crappies. I just believe it falls behind on having a lot of BIG crappie. Surely a MLL would help.