2020/01/04 08:53:35
mikesdad
"We are hopeful....." says the PFBC

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2020/01/04 08:54:46
mikesdad
Full report here:

Biologist Reports Area 2
https://www.fishandboat.c...ogistReportsArea2.aspx
2020/01/04 08:54:54
JRSR
Hope doesn't put fish in the lake.
2020/01/04 09:16:29
mikesdad
That's their answer to the issue with the gizzard shad (41% of the total survey catch-6800 shad).....keep your fingers crossed.
2020/01/04 14:11:19
CAPTAIN HOOK
Just looking at the reports ...wonder what happened to all the Pike that were there years ago ....not that I care for Pike ...just odd that they totally disappeared and never naturally spawned .
2020/01/04 14:18:25
bassburger
In regards to the 6,800 Gizzard Shad that were netted, did they return these to the lake, or did they dispose of them?
2020/01/04 20:47:38
BeenThereDoneThat.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Just looking at the reports ...wonder what happened to all the Pike that were there years ago ....not that I care for Pike ...just odd that they totally disappeared and never naturally spawned .


That was mid 70s Capt. before the PFBC catered to the BASS association or the live bait anglers didn't use shad for bait which is why all the area lakes suddenly became polluted with shad in the 90s. That, was about the same time fish specific lakes was the agenda of the PFBC which the PFBC still denys.

In my book, Wilhelm is returning to the lake it once was. An all around fishing lake intended for the enjoyment of all anglers.


Howeverrrrrrr....... the powers need be keeping a close eye on the pan fish, such as crappie, gills, & perch, being harvested from the lake.

IMHO..... if not already, daily "creel" limits should be imposed.

In other matters, a shoutout to Mikesdad and thanks for the info.

Hope to see all younz all on Wilhelm, this Spring.


Good times and tight lines.
2020/01/24 11:07:11
fallschirmjaeger
I personally like pike.  Anyone who enjoys a good fight on the line should enjoy catching pike.  And if you have a shad prob, you have a solution....bring back the pike.  NOT the hybrids that eat everything, aren't really a good ice fishing species and require continual stocking to maintain their population.  
 
PFBC:  BRING BACK THE PIKE.
2020/01/25 17:19:13
EMitch
I agree. Bring back the pike. Thoroughbred Northerns, and/or more Muskies, not hybrids that can't reproduce. Do it on Lake Arthur, too.
2020/01/25 19:09:37
fallschirmjaeger
EMitch...100% on the more muskies too...
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