Bass problem this year

[RIROCKHOUND]

WTF.
get off the board you goober.
go enjoy Maui with Jeanne

In all seriousness, within our little fishing circle (which includes Paul and a few others on here) we've been saying this for the last two years. Huge schools of live pogies in a concentrated area is good for anglers, but terrible for the bass!

I'm not seeing any little fish where I should be seeing them. I'm seeing less small bait than I think I should be seeing, and am starting to get concerned. As a scientist, I hate to use my 'gut instinct', especially since I didn't live/fish through the bad years, but damn it sure has a pre-collapse, 1981 feel to it right now....

[piemma]

Exactly my point Bry. I lived thru this once in the late 70s.

It's too easy right now. You also know what will happen when these nitwits kill every breeder in site: They will all go back to water sking or drinking or whatever the hell they do when they are not ruining a fishery.

BTW, Maui is geologically very cool. Bringing you back lots of lava and pics. Also very, very expensive. Food is outrageous. Gas in $5.00/gal.

Great place for our 40th anniversary.

[Rockport24]

maybe for you guys it does, but not up here!
although what you say is concerning