I went to the wwd a couple weeks ago and only got a couple bluegills. I saw alot of baby bass there that seemed too small to be from last year. Do bass spawn there yearround because of the odd water temps and sandy shallow bottom?
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no those bass are just swimming near shore probably away from the bigger bass. I dont believe bass even spawn until they are like 10 inches? but in florida and warmer areas bass do tend to spawn.. like the bass will be spawning in about a month in okeechobee. besides i think the wwd is to crowded... no bass would decide to spawn there anyway. good luck
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Interesting concept because their spawning habits are temperature driven. For example, when I had a breeding pair of oscars and wanted to breed them the system was quite simple. I would do about a 60% water change and when I refilled I would bring the temp down about 5 degrees. With the influx of fresh cooler water and a slowly rising temp from 72 back up to 76-78 it worked every time. I have seen this work with a variety of egg laying chiclids including jewels, dempseys, and green terrors. If the temps were to go below 55 degrees then gradually spike back up at the WWD, I would see no reason why they would not spawn. Maybe someone else has some more scientific info, but it would seem possible to me.
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in their first year bass dont grow more than 4 inches i believe.
heres a chart of the bass growth.. only 3 percent of 2 year old bass are over 12 inches... however i believe that data is done somewhere is texas and the southern states due to their gigantic bass.
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/Pond%20W ... 202006.pdf
heres a chart of the bass growth.. only 3 percent of 2 year old bass are over 12 inches... however i believe that data is done somewhere is texas and the southern states due to their gigantic bass.
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/Pond%20W ... 202006.pdf
Most likely they were yearlings.
Probably wintering there as well.
The creek has slow growth rates on the Bass so I wouldn't be surprised of these little guys came into existence 2-yrs ago.
If they wanted to spawn, good luck to the Bass, fighting off all those little bluegill piranhas.
Probably wintering there as well.
The creek has slow growth rates on the Bass so I wouldn't be surprised of these little guys came into existence 2-yrs ago.
If they wanted to spawn, good luck to the Bass, fighting off all those little bluegill piranhas.
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Where is the closest parking lot and the best way to get to WWD?
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