Quote Originally Posted by Dee F View Post
I always heard you hurt a lake worse by keeping the males???
Maybe someone with a phd in fish could give an educated answer here??
The males guard the nest and young fry,the females spawn with several males .This is from stuff I have read over the years,as long as you don't try to "stock the freezers"on every trip,the fish will be fine.The corp dropping the water during the spawn and leaving the eggs up on the bank will hurt more than what you catch.