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Post by bassmassey on Mar 31, 2011 21:35:01 GMT -5
I'm sure most everybody here already knows the ODNR stocked dillon last year with a bunch of 12" bluecats. Just wanted to address it on here to get everybody's opinion on this subject.
Myself, I am very excited and hope Dillon can support a trophy bluecat fishery without comprimising the world class flathead fishery just downstream from the Dillon dam.
Incase you guys didn't know, there are already some blues in the muskingum.........joey caught a 15lber last summer out of the z-ville pool. Although IMO that fish came up from the ohio river from WV efforts in restoring the bluecat population in the upper reaches of the Ohio River.
Anyway I could ramble on all night about this subject I wanna hear ya'll input...............whether you think this is a good or bad thing.........size predictions in coming years.......whatever tell me what you think
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Post by dreadnaught on Mar 31, 2011 22:06:10 GMT -5
I'm sure most everybody here already knows the ODNR stocked dillon last year with a bunch of 12" bluecats. Just wanted to address it on here to get everybody's opinion on this subject. Myself, I am very excited and hope Dillon can support a trophy bluecat fishery without comprimising the world class flathead fishery just downstream from the Dillon dam. Incase you guys didn't know, there are already some blues in the muskingum.........joey caught a 15lber last summer out of the z-ville pool. Although IMO that fish came up from the ohio river from WV efforts in restoring the bluecat population in the upper reaches of the Ohio River. Anyway I could ramble on all night about this subject I wanna hear ya'll input...............whether you think this is a good or bad thing.........size predictions in coming years.......whatever tell me what you think Contrary to popular belief, Flatheads and Blues can co-exist. It WILL put more pressure on the channelcat, bluegill, crappie and, carp population (these are natural foods for blues and flats). Maybe there will be enough forage fish to sustain a strong population and balance in the lake. Depending on their eating habits (blues are very aggressive eaters, some more than others) they can grow very rapidly. Lake blues don't figt as well as river blues but, they do fight good. Lake Blues tend to be longer and narrower than river blues because river blues put on more muscle due to the constant current. PS. don't leave your rods unattended, you won't have them long, LOL!!! |
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Post by Catfishrollo on Mar 31, 2011 22:14:58 GMT -5
There is not a lack of shad or forage fish in Dillon. I'm anxious to see how the blues adapt, and how it changes that fishery towards other species sizes and development. rollo
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Post by fishstick11 on Mar 31, 2011 22:21:12 GMT -5
i think its awesome... but i agree that it may pressure other fish in the area  |
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Post by bassmassey on Mar 31, 2011 22:25:25 GMT -5
what is the actual number of fish they let go in dillon? I think I remember hearing the number 70,000......is that right? or am i way off........
anyway do you guys think that is too many for a 400 acre lake? I know they all wont make it to adulthood but I know too many can stunt their growth. I know the biologist know more than me, but is their intention to promote a trophy fishery, or just make sure there's a sustainable population?
I might be thinking ambitiously, but I hope to have the opportunity to catch 12-15lb bluecats in 5 years from now......I don't think that is too far fetched......and not too long after that have the chance at some 20lbers.......
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Post by dreadnaught on Mar 31, 2011 22:26:43 GMT -5
i think its awesome... but i agree that it may pressure other fish in the area It will most likely increase the size of the fish in the lake cause with blues....Only the strong survive!!!! |
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Post by Smoothkip on Mar 31, 2011 22:30:53 GMT -5
Check my blog out bassmassey I got a video on the release and all the info.
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Post by Catfishrollo on Mar 31, 2011 22:42:02 GMT -5
Im not sure how many actually were released, but I thought they wanted to release 11-13 thousand orginally. These fish will obvisously be dispersed throughout the years on the Muskingum River. Esp. towards the lower sections. Guess we will just have to wait and see how they grow. Would be awesome to create some bluecat fisheries around here for sure... rollo
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Post by bassmassey on Mar 31, 2011 22:42:51 GMT -5
thanks kip..............they said 13,000.....that seems good......70,000 I think would be way too many for the size of dillon.
It's mind blowing that there will be bluecats in the licking river all the way up to newark and however far they wanna run upstream....
They should be bigger then the channelcats in there in no time.........how many years until a bluecat is sexually mature?? I don't see anyreason why the 13,000 will won't succesfully spawn in the years to come and we will have a self sustaining bluecat population in our own backyard!
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Post by ducky on Apr 1, 2011 15:44:44 GMT -5
i think alot will just go out the dam and into the rivers, that is not a bad thing, hopefuly we can get a population growing in the rivers, im sure it will take a long time, but a good chance that will happen! bluecats will follow current and then out they go! im not sayin all will but i dont think it will hold all of the fish they stock. look at the saugeye we catch alot in the tuscarawas river, they never stock that river and saugeye can not spawn so that means every saugeye in the tuscarawas river came out of the dam from a lake that they stock which is all of the lakes around my area.
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Post by gotmehooked on Apr 1, 2011 17:21:28 GMT -5
hopefully people don't take to many out of dillion dam and let them grow to a decent size; but stocking 13,000 that shouldn't be a problem.
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Post by catmaster12 on Apr 1, 2011 18:18:39 GMT -5
I hope they get up the Licking and out the dam and into the Mighty Muskingum. Rollo is right there is plenty of shad but hopefully they won't eat the bass,crappie, etc. The North Fork of the Licking River is practicly in my back yard. Hopefully the cats even get up the North fork!
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Post by Catfishrollo on Apr 1, 2011 22:27:32 GMT -5
North Fork? Heck, I thought you all lived way south. You got some good bait fishing close by then.. rollo
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Post by catmaster12 on Apr 2, 2011 9:56:46 GMT -5
No I live in Newark. lol Yeah there is some good baitfishing in the North Fork. Lots of big smallies!
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