Fishing Club News – Nov 2016

By: Dave Emick
Fishing Club President

Big Fish of October & Big Bass of the Year

Joe Innamorato – 22 ¼ in long 6.5lb large mouthed bass

The Big Fish of October and the Big Bass of the Year was caught by Joe Innamorato a 22 ¼ in long 6.5lb large mouthed bass. Joe netted $150 for both prizes.

Jones Fish supply delivered 121 lbs of fathead minnows. That equated to 8, 5 gallon buckets. The cost to the Fishing Club was $1000. They were released into the Plum Creek arm of the lake.

Why fathead minnows? The reason the Fishing Club purchased bait fish was fathead minnows are near the bottom of the food chain. The very bottom of the food chain is phytoplankton which is the green algae. Next in line is zooplankton, fat head minnows feed on both, as well as small bugs, crustations. Unlike other species of fish fathead minnows when they reproduce, they stay small. They are excellent feeder fish for bass, perch, and crappie.

Our next meeting will be April — this will reorganizational meeting where new officers will be elected.