What if

What if a lake such as poverty point would not allow any crappie to be kept March & April? What do you guys think the affect it would on the crappie population on the lake for the remainder of current year and the next. Just wondering. What are y'all's thought on what would happen. Have fun!!

Not much in my opinion. A lake can only hold so much fish. And then the fishermen would just jump somewhere else and put the pressure there.

It would over populate and Forever be a dink hole. Pressure makes them big and no pressure makes them small. Ask any biologist. Or private lake owner. NJMO.

Ok. What if it was like once every 5 yrs.

I release a lot of fish during spawn as I catch more than needed. I think no one knows the answer for sure. That being said
I fished poverty point this weekend and the quality of the fish is amazing. I've always thought maybe reduced limits during spawn but except on best days most don't catch near limits anyway

That being said the one thought to me on a true trophy lake like poverty would be getting fisherman to release a lot of the 2-12 and up fish just because those are the fish most likely to get even bigger. I pretty sure poverty will produce a 4 lber soon but releasing the 3 lb fish would increase the chances

That being said that would benefit me who is always chasing big fish in general and doesn't necessarily make since for most who fish it

Regardless. Poverty is an amazing place and though grenada which I have fished a few times has a few bigger fish it is such a tough sometimes (most times) and humbling place to fish.

Pop has two on the wall from poverty when it first opened that went 3.15 and 3.13 . It probably has produced a 4 , just no one spoke up .

Cormorants , They do not fish close to banks where Bream hang out. Schools of shad and Crappie are targeted . This whole winter nobody have been catching on D'Arbonne but the birds have hauled out tons of fish

I know a guy that caught a 4.25 he lived on the lake but has since moved

I agree 100% Fish on Line there were never that many birds years ago

It's the only lake in the state that consistently produces 3lb fish. No change necessary