Quote Originally Posted by Bobby Headrick View Post
Hey Jim when did the Alewife get in Barren? That explains alot, as this is a totally different bait fish, it changed the bite at Cumberland, and what is next gobies? tilapia? flying carp? These non-native species are going to ruin our waters, those jumping carp are also dangerous, almost got beemed by one on the Ohio river, and this was a huge fish! Yes all need to be careful when using live bait, as a matter af fact I would almost be in favor of banning some live bait. If people are going to use live bait such as these shad and such only get them from the waters that you are fishing in. And also visting fisherpeople from other states need to check and clean their boats before putting them into other waters.
No one knows for sure when they got there.. Assumption is they came from Cumberland Via Dale Hollow.. thanks to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency which put them in for smaller forage for trout and walleye.. ONLY to discover that they EAT Walleye and other species eggs..
OR just came straight from Dale by someone who had fished there and stopped on Barren on the way home..
You should never dump bait in the lake.. throw it on the bank and let the raccoons and birds eat it.
Worse yet is the Yellow Bass in Barren.. They are good to eat but do not get to great sizes.. I think the world record from Indiana is around 2 something pounds at best.. How did they get into the lake?? Kentucky Lake has those..
We need to ask Fish and Wildlife to pass a law that says you can not take baitfish from one lake to another.. I REALIZE it is a tough thing to prove.. but at least people would read it and ask..
Jim