Went last Monday and Today, marked plenty of fish, nothing biting. What's up with that lake lately, might have to make the drive to Jordan.
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Went last Monday and Today, marked plenty of fish, nothing biting. What's up with that lake lately, might have to make the drive to Jordan.
I went last week fishing main lake points and only caught them in 19 FOW on the bottom. Caught a bunch of small ones and five around 1.5 lbs all on minnows. Threw them all back to keep getting bigger.
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Freddie has been saying for months that it is overfished. Haven't been on it since last Spring, but there is a tournament the 2nd Saturday in January.
Over fished, no limit, no size limit, they killed the grass that the fry hide and feed in. Match that with lots of predator fish and you have a map to destruction. White perch are another problem. They forage on the crappie eggs and the fry up to about 2" long.
Yes Jordan has the same predators but it is a very different lake. The limits that are put on the fish are not to write tickets to the law abiding fishermen but they give the people a guide to go by. The NCWRC is not always right but I think they try. The limits put on Jordan have given us much better quality fish. I would like to see something done about Harris and get the NCWRC more involved. I think Duke Energy Progress or whoever owns it now needs to make electricity and let the NCWRC handle the wildlife.
Very well stated--unlimited limits and what I think is especially important, they killed the grass and lily pads.
I was wondering what happened to Lily-pads. When. I went to Harris in Aug. First time in about 5 yrs. there is this 1 long point I'd bass fish and always had good fishing and could boat 5-10 fish every time. I could read that point because the way Lily-pads grew. In Aug. I could find point with depth finder but no Lily-pads and no fish.
When did they get rid of Lily-pads ? And who did it ?
Strange about spending $ to eliminate cover...what is the reason? Limit?...who would enforce the limit? Power plant security?
They got rid of the hydrilla because it was invasive, but the lily pads went too not sure why. NC wildlife has started trying to get native water plants established, you can see their efforts in the back of some coves. Hope it works because the hydrilla was mad fun to fish.
Hydrilla or coon tail , milfoil ??
Thanks for the link--here is an important paragraph from the website. I highlighted one sentence in red.
Harris Lake Hydrilla Management Project
Harris Lake, a reservoir in New Hill, North Carolina, covers 4,100 acres in southwestern Wake County and southeastern Chatham County. Hydrilla was first observed in the lake in 1988, and since that time a substantial infestation has developed. Hydrilla is an aquatic weed included on the Federal Noxious Weed List and is recognized by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality as an Aquatic Weed. The possession or sale of hydrilla is prohibited in North Carolina and in the United States. Harris Lake is a source population for the spread of hydrilla to other waterbodies in our state, where the long-term environmental and economic impacts can be substantial. With the goal of mitigating hydrilla’s impacts, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) – Aquatic Weed Control Program will be implementing hydrilla control in Harris Lake. This effort will be conducted in collaboration with the Wildlife Commission. The Commission is also initiating a substantial effort to enhance aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife, especially largemouth bass, black crappie, and waterfowl to utilize in the absence of hydrilla.
Nice post. Thanks for the information.
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I don't know about the Hydrilla. I didn't think there was any in Harris. I do know that Harris had a bad reputation for "snot grass" what ever that is. It smelled so bad it would make me want to throw up. I didn't like to eat the fish because I thought I could taste the snot grass. Harris was the only lake I have seen it in.
Someone ask about limit enforcement.. Honest law abiding fishing people don't need enforcement, they use limits as a guide line. I have never seen a wildlife enforcement officer on Jordan. To me the limits are a guide. I fish Harris and because there is no limits, I feel that the limits on Jordan should be a good guide for Harris and that is what I use. Don't get me wrong. I am not trying to point a finger. The large mouth bass anglers have proven over the years that they can maintain good fishing waters by "releasing not keeping" their catch. If a few of the greedy ones get a big fine, they will fall in line or go somewhere else to fish.
Used to be LOTS of hydrilla at Harris. I think most is gone now.
Absolutely right about Harris a perfect storm has hurt that lake, spraying the grass, over stocking grass carp, no size or creel limits it is a disaster. Better learn Jordan .. NCWRC will not listen and Duke Energy does not care.