I live out of town.
Can anyone tell me if the piers are in at Warner?
Thanks!
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Snuck out later this afternoon off Warner again. It was beautiful out there, nice and calm. Water temp showed 44°F in Warner Bay. Had light sprinkles for a bit, then as I was getting ready to call it a day it started raining harder. Didn't see all the carp today, some obviously but also marked schools of panfish size fish. Guessing White Bass but I didn't try to see what they were. Was going to take a quick peek after I was done with my project but then the rain came. Next time!
Out in the wind again this morning. Ran into a massive amount of Carp in about 16 FOW off Warner Park. The snapshot shows a small portion of what was out there. Tried dropping the camera down to positively identify them but the entire water column was completely churned up. Black on the bottom, no light penetration. On 2D sonar the whole screen was filled with crap. But water temp was 40.9°F, slightly warmer then it's been. Hopefully next trip will have calmer water!
Shore fished various areas on the south and west side of Mendota last night for a couple hours. Just used a shiner with a small split shot and slowly retrieved it bouncing off the bottom. Very slow retrieve. Had 4 hits and caught 3 of the fish. All bites were so soft I could barely notice them. Kept the 19" fish.
Unfortunate culmination of a number of factors affecting the panfish on Mendota. Spiny water fleas and zebra/ quagga mussels affecting the perch recruitment and the blue green algae affecting the Gil’s and crappies. Have seen the perch numbers dwindle over the last decade in my experience. Unfortunately, I don’t think these new regs will fix the problems, it’s heading toward a situation like Lake Michigan. Recruitment will never be the same.
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