Quote Originally Posted by CTFSHWHISKER View Post
do you think it may also be that during mild winters they recieve more fishing pressure?when it's cold or froze most stay home.
It something to consider, but I am not real sure what you are saying. I don't think that the amount of people fishing in the winter time is enough to affect the shad/bait fish sufficiently to have an effect on the summer season. If you are saying that when there is little or no winter fishing, then there are more fish left in the lake, I find that hard to believe since probalby anyone that is a die hard enough of a fisherman to be fishing in the winter is also a "catch and release" fisherman and is probably releasing the fish to bite another day.