Weatherby Lake Fishing: 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

SEPTEMBER 27 2009 FISH FRY

WE HAD OUR FALL FISH FRY WE HAD 90 ADULTS AND 10 KIDS ......WE APPRECIATE ALL WHO ATTEND

Average: Walleye
Length: 13 to 25 inches
Weight: 2 to 7 pounds
Walleyes live about seven years,and most do not reach the 18inch length at that age they stay in a class of different sizes till death, but are most often caught as one- to three-pounds ,three to five year-olds.the largest individual on record weighed almost 12 pounds. The record catch is a 22 pound, 11 ounce fish from Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.
I also talked with some fish farms and they agree that most walleye do not reach the trophy size ,just like a lot of fish species,(and humans, not everyone is over 6ft tall)(like Bass, most are 3 to 4 lbs.at lifes expectancy and a few reach the 6,7,8 up to 9 lb range in this area but just a few compaired to all the numbers of bass in the lake,

I believe this tells us a lot and why we do have some tropy Walleye in our Lake ,but most like a lot of species are average sizes, think we should lower the length limit to 15" like some surrounding Lakes but keep the Limit at 2 per day. and then after this year start the restocking program with a smaller size with more abundancy in stocking, will save money to use for a lot of other species.we can try a program like this for 3 to 5 years and see what the out come is,and also the I am told the fish that servive are stronger by growing up in the lake instead of hand feed till they are 8inches long or more.

Also, it has been told to me it is better to release the fish out in the open water in different places, I talked to Charlie Wallace and we can bring our own buckets and I will bring my boat and we can take them out on the main lake and dump buckets at different locations.
any ideas or other information is welcome, we can discuss this more at the next fishing club meeting in November,Bring your ideas and any info..

The hybrid bluegill may arrive this Sunday,Monday or Tuesday, I will let you know when I know more.
Thanks,Hank,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ok I am going fishing, see you on the lake..............

bass fishing pictures with mike

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

HOOK REMOVAL

DANTE

Hi:

Could you put these on the Fishing Blog.

Four year old Dante Labelle of Park City Utah, grandson of Rosemary Karp caught his very first five fishes on July 24. Interestly, he caught three species off the Karp's dock.

Thanks

Dan Karp

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Friday, September 11, 2009

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Thursday, July 9, 2009

world record bass

A Japanese television clip featuring Kurita and his catch recently surfaced on YouTube.com. To see it, click here. At the time of the video, the fish was alive, but it is now reportedly dead and frozen. In the video, Kurita says, "I knew it was big fish, but I didn't think it was this big. I did not know if it was a new world record or not."

Kurita has experience with big bass. Last year he reportedly caught an 18 1/2-pound largemouth from Biwa on a large swimbait.

The video also notes that Kurita has been fishing for 18 years and will submit an application for world record recognition to the International Game Fish Association. If Kurita's catch holds up, it would be the biggest legally caught certified largemouth in history (Perry's fish weighed 22-4) ... and a tie with Perry's catch as the IGFA's all-tackle world record.

A tie? That's right. According to IGFA regulations for record fish weighing less than 25 pounds (such as all of the black bass subspecies), the replacement (record applicant) must weigh at least two ounces more than the existing record. The Japanese fish that is subject of such interest and inquiry today outweighs Perry's fish by less than an ounce.

"A catch which matches the weight of an existing record or exceeds the weight by less than the amount required to defeat the record will be considered a tie," according to the IGFA.

Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan, covering some 259 square miles, and is said to be one of the oldest lakes in the world. It is surrounded by mountains and renowned for its beauty and deep (more than 300 feet), crystal clear waters.

Biwa and its bass population have been in the news in recent years as Japanese officials work to ban and eliminate invasive (nonnative) species from the lake. In fact, the Lake Biwa Museum restaurant offers black bass as a menu item.

The previous Japanese bass record weighed 19.15 pounds and was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003, on a swimbait.