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Caught 1 12" crappie and 1 12" white bass tree dippin North of the railroad bridge and a 23" walleye caught using a live nightcrawler 2' under a bobber South of the sailboat boat ramp in 5' water near the rocky shore - tried for 1 more but kept getting dinky white bass and 1 drum instead.
nice eye.
nice fish
Nice eye!
Awesome! Thanks for the report!
One is better than none, nice walleye.
Thanks for the report. From what i've heard crappie fishing at El Dorado this last weekend was pretty hit and miss, mostly misses.
I was out there some on Friday and Sunday looking for walleye, found a couple big keepers, and feed the white perch plenty of nightcrawlers. The white perch are a big nuisance, can't keep a worm on the bottom for a minute without at tap-tap-tap, but the kids liked playing with them. But now there are several dozen less white perch in the lake. :)
Hey tim id like to learn more on walleye out there if ya might be able to help me out in that department that would be great take care
I can probably show you how to fish for white perch and drum at El Dorado, catching walleye is a bonus. :Rofl :fish I'll let you know when I have an open seat on my boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bombthreat
Right on man I appreciate it learnt alot from laltec still got tons to learn though
DRFISHDUCK,Quote:
Originally Posted by DRFISHDUCK
Those "dinky white bass" very well could have been white perch, an aquatic nuisance species that is very common in El Dorado Reservoir. You can find a fish identification poster at the KDWPT website by clicking HERE. White perch must be killed when caught. Obviously this makes identification quite important as killing young white bass or wipers would not be good for those populations!
A quick and easy way to ID a white perch is to look at the area between the spiny and soft dorsal fins on the back of the fish. If the the two fins are CONNECTED then it is a white perch. If the spiny dorsal of a white perch is pulled forward then the sort dorsal will also be pulled up due to the connection between the two. If there is no direct connection between the two fins then the fish is either a white bass or a wiper.
If you did indeed catch many young white bass then I apologize for wasting your time with this additional info. El Dorado is currently quite low on white bass, especially small/young white bass, as the spawn has been less than productive the last couple of years with the droughty conditions.
Here's a picture of a white perch (top) and white bass (bottom).
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Another pic of a white perch, notice the difference in body shape as white perch have the 'tallest' part of their body closer to their heads than do the white bass.
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This pic shows a close up view of the membrane connection between the spiny and soft dorsal fins of a WHITE PERCH.
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This pic shows a close up view of NO membrane connection between the spiny and soft dorsal fins of a WHITE BASS (looks similar in wipers).
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More information on white perch can be found HERE.
One of the most important items with white perch is DO NOT move any live white perch from El Dorado!!! We do not want these fish showing up in any new waters!
Congratulations on a nice walleye!
Thanks Craig, good information to know.
I never catch white perch at El Dorado but I do at Cheney - little ones 3 - 4" long.
Your smaller fish at El Dorado are most likely white perch...Quote:
Originally Posted by DRFISHDUCK
They were white bass - I can tell them apart.
Yeah Shane. What would you know about El Dorado anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by DRFISHDUCK
Your correct.. I have never been there... :yikesQuote:
Originally Posted by burns_312
Shane don't catch little fish at Eldorado so he wouldn't know them. Only big ones
I don't know about that. I've been on his boat when a couple 3-5" fish were caught.
good fish!