Interesting Article in this month's Mississippi Sportsman

They have an article on the initial thoughts concerning the radio tracking study they have been doing on Enid and Sardis. The article mentioned one concern of how many tagged fished ended up going out of the lake through the gate during draw down. The proposed solution by the article was to plant structure in the deep water out from the gate so the crappie would hold on that structure instead of moving close to the gate shaft and being sucked out to the lower lake.

Sorry that I can't link to the full article because it is not posted on the website yet.

I would love to get a look at that article. I'll keep an eye on their site

Don't think that would make any difference at all. It's all about the shad

The problem is with cold weather and the straight long channel slowly moving fish to the dam when water is being drawn. I honestly don't have an answer how to stop it


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2 inch net from dec1 to feb 28. Problem solved

They were on Enid yesterday running around. Looked like they were trying to locate tagged fish.

They were there the day before as well.

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Originally Posted by bird down

2 inch net from dec1 to feb 28. Problem solved

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This was more in my thought process also. The article talks of it happening in January when a cold snap hits. It says the fish seem to go into a stupor, like a thermal shock, and go deeper which causes them to be drawn along the bottom to the outflow. So it seems the fish might not have the ability to hold on structure short of the outflow.

Now maybe the structure would act as a current break which would allow them to hold near the outflow, but a net type idea sounds like a better plan.

Without the escape of the crappie each year the Big 4 would be just like any other lakes in the country , overpopulated and no need for limits or length restriction.
This natural process in part of what makes these lakes what they are.
Been fishing em for 35 years and they all go thru cycles!!

Yeah they been Going they those holes since they was built. Just follow the rules and all will be ok. Double tripping is the biggest problem we got I think........greed!