Aug 05 2020
Joe V. Smith
Keeper
Reservation Number : 25396
Property Name : Alysha Ranch
Reservation Date : 08/04/2020 AM -
Total Fish/Sizes : 32 1.5 to 3 lbs
Lures Used : worms,flukes & drop shot
Very disappointed to find that otters have moved to Alysha. The member I was fishing with saw one otter on one side and I had four swim right past me on the other side of the lake. It they are not removed quickly they will destroy the fishery in Alysha.
We caught 32 bass of which 8 were under the 14" mark but nice size. Ten crappie and two bream. We tried in open water with crank baits but nothing. Our best luck was around the shore line with weightless plastics and slightly weighted plastics.
Tried drop shot out in the middle of the lake where a friend was catching crappie and nothing but when I moved to the shallower north end I picked up five more bass in the last 30 minutes before we had to go.
Aug 05 2020
Steve Alexander
Admin
Member Since :
2002
Number of Posts :
1168
Thanks for the heads up on the otters. While otters maybe cute to look at they are hell on wheels for a fishery. We have notified the owner and he has already reached out to a trapper. We hope to have them removed within a few days.
For those interested in otters and how they can affect a fishery, please read
https://www.lakepalestine.com/news—outdoors—Cormorants-and-Otters—fish-preators/4136
Or just read the first sentence of this article by the largest lake managment company in Texas. https://www.dailymoss.com/texas-otters-feed-on-forage-fish-bass-damage-private-lake-fishing-grounds/
Thank you for letting us know.
Steve
Thanks
Steve