Mississinewa River Smallmouth Conservation Group on FB. Had another amazing year on the river with smallmouth up to 23”. So in 2023 I’ll be back in a boat trying to locate them on the lake because they simply have to be there, somewhere?
That’s what this new smallmouth group is going to be all about so if you’re into smallmouth and you’re stumped as to why the smallmouth fishing appears to be in such decline on the lake then you’re invited and encouraged to join the group. Going to be a lot of information getting posted (a lot of info already getting posted) and the regional marine biologist has already joined and offered to get involved.
I grew up on the lake and river system and if my 2022 river success is any indication as to the smallmouth population on the lake, and it has to be, then there’s still “a lot” of smallmouth in the lake, and some really good ones too! So in 2023 I’m going dive into the mystery and hopefully discover some answers. And I already suspect it all has to do with just a few factors such as the loss of shallow structure and the abundance of natural food sources in the lake in terms of the shad population. So I do have a plan of attack in trying to discover some of the answers to the mystery.
So come join the group and let’s see what happens in 2023?