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Fished Enid today and had a blast! Caught a ton of fish but the keeper to short ratio was almost comical nevertheless had a great time getting out on the lake! I caught fish in water 15’ up to 5’ deep did manage enough for supper anyway Attachment 401141Attachment 401142
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I knew I should have gone today and carried my grandson. I went there last Friday and caught one short.
Cranks, jigs or minnows?
Good job !
Congrats on a fun trip !
glad to hear of the good #ers of keeper fish to be !
Thanks for sharing !
Good news for sure, thanks!
Pushing minnows and jigs fished slow fast and everything in between caught fish eitherway! I bet you could catch some on cranks tooQuote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
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Yes sir I talked to gentleman at the boat ramp and he said they fished Friday and caught 87 fish with only two keepers so if they ever hit a growth spurt there oughta be plenty of keepers hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Slabprowler
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That’s the problem. With so many short fish eating up the shad, growth rate is stunted at best. More than likely going the other way. Pretty soon all you’ll be able to catch is 10 inchers. Then 9 …
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I agree I think a 10” limit instead of the 12” would do Enid some good or do a 5 of the 15 fish limit can be under 12” but I’m sir the biologists are looking at it and will come up with somethingQuote:
Originally Posted by BroKenneth
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Thanks, ErinQuote:
Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
You give government biologists too much credit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
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This has been similar to what I’ve experienced at Sardis for the last few weeks. I really wonder if Livescope is a factor.
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Could be... I’m anti livescope anyway! I go fishing to get away from looking at a screen all day! I’m not going to sit in my boat and stare at one all day! It’s s heck of a way to win at tournaments but doesn’t look fun at all!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk1848
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Perhaps you are right about this. Another thing that's different about Sardis this year is the water level during the spawn. From 2018 thru 2020 the water level was way high during spawn and trollers had trouble catching good numbers. This year we caught lots of big fish trolling before the lake jumped up to 265 level. Parking lots at Holiday, Hurricane and Coontown were often filled and lots and lots of keeper fish were removed during March and early April. Keepers were plentiful after spawn and throughout summer in 2018 thru 2020. I think it will be different this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk1848
That may be. By the time I got all of my post-duck season chores and a couple of work trips done and was ready to fish, I had missed the fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by CatchumDeep
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I completely agree with that. It would definitely take away from the experience for me to stare at a screen all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
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Lol, been saying that for years. Give them a year or two, and they will be keepers. Hasn’t happened yet. The short to keeper ratio at Enid has been ridiculous for years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
Getting worse not better.
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Those biologists should know you can't stockpile wildlife.
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