Thread: Wylie Spanked Me

Watched MLF on lake wylie yesterday. I think they fished back n September. (bass) they struggled to catch any bass over 2lbs. Mostly all dink spots. Whats happened to that place? Used to be famous for nice largemouth.

Originally Posted by KHNC

Watched MLF on lake wylie yesterday. I think they fished back n September. (bass) they struggled to catch any bass over 2lbs. Mostly all dink spots. Whats happened to that place? Used to be famous for nice largemouth.

I was there that day, yes it’s not the lake it use to be. I don’t see the bait I use to see. I catch more Spotted Bass than Largemouth when crappie fishin. I blame it on the perch but other lakes have them and they are still good. Just my guess.


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Originally Posted by tackleboat

I was there that day, yes it’s not the lake it use to be. I don’t see the bait I use to see. I catch more Spotted Bass than Largemouth when crappie fishin. I blame it on the perch but other lakes have them and they are still good. Just my guess.


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I think you're right on the perch and lack of bait. Spots aren't going to help matters either, especially, if you see the population explosion like you have on lakes like Norman. Doesn't help fingerling recruitment either when you have Wake boats now pulling 2'+ wakes throughout the lake, washing out beds and damaging laying sites for fish starting in March and April.

Originally Posted by Fullthrottle

I think you're right on the perch and lack of bait. Spots aren't going to help matters either, especially, if you see the population explosion like you have on lakes like Norman. Doesn't help fingerling recruitment either when you have Wake boats now pulling 2'+ wakes throughout the lake, washing out beds and damaging laying sites for fish starting in March and April.

The No limit and no size restrictions on Spotted Bass tells what the Biologists think the problem is, same with perch. I’ve been eating the spots from Norman. They are tasty, I actually prefer them over crappie. Don’t think I’m hurting the population.


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Originally Posted by tackleboat

The No limit and no size restrictions on Spotted Bass tells what the Biologists think the problem is, same with perch. I’ve been eating the spots from Norman. They are tasty, I actually prefer them over crappie. Don’t think I’m hurting the population.


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I agree with you. On Russell, which used to be a phenomenal crappie lake, the rise in spotted bass and decline in largemouth and (apparently) crappie numbers coincided. Brush often holds way more spots than crappie now. So the good eating spots have had to become the "crappie fillets" of the past.