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Originally Posted by oldhick
I have been fishing OHL (mostly bass) for about 20 years and I have to say 2016 has been the worst I can remember. You can even look at tournament results and see that something isn't right. And 2015 wasn't much better....
I like to fish for bass in many different ways: rock, wood, grass, ledges, cranking, flipping, dragging, topwater.....all have been very inconsistent and overall disappointing. Not to say there haven't been an occasional productive outing, but that has been the exception.
Not too many years ago, I could hit the ledges in June and had a number of spots I could cycle through and could count on finding fish at several stops. Now, maybe 1 fish here and 1 fish there. And if you have paid attention, few people have been out fishing the ledges this year.
So what's up? I have confirmed it's not just me.
Is it fishing pressure (there does seem to be way more tournies than ever and the population growth around the lake may be a factor)?
I have thought for years that tournaments contribute to the decline of good catches.
Did we have some bad spawns (maybe all that cold water from dam work the last few years)?
What impact does the raising and lowering of water levels have on the spawn. IMO it has a negative impact.
Is their a water problem (it sure was clear and bright GREEN this year)?
I think the flood of 2010 caused water problems. Also what is being dumped or run off into the waters.
I am at a loss. And I sure would like to hear that the TWRA is aware and is looking into it.
Any thoughts?
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Not calling names, however one member would hurt the fish population if he was capable of catching and eating more. Jimmy has not posted any new recipes.
I have never called myself one of the best fishermen. Still, in years past I have had many good days/nights of catching quality fish in numbers.