lake wylie nightstalk / kitty hunt

[bowler man]

well went out to catch som e perch for a cat tourney tonight on wylie . the crappie bite was great as fast as i could drop the lines but all too small. did keep about a dozen eaters around 12", the perch bite was bad but got a few for bait . that is the good part of the report.

now the b!$%$@$ part . i know it was a case of not thinking (i hope) but just because you see lights in the water don't assume everyone is downlineing, i set up about 50' from a ledge trying to do a little prefishing for cats. well started to get a little action going, hear come a fellow nightstalker, got directly behind me, right where i have 6 rods tossed and drops his anchors. i was just prefishing so i just reeled everything up and left, if it would have been tonight it would have been a different story i might have pitched a little fit the bad part is my boat is lit up like disneyland at night and you can see my rods and the way they spread from a 100 yards. so i will say it was just not thinking.

back to the good part , after we moved to get away!!!! set up in 36' of water for cat fun , put lights out again . started catching crappie before we could get all the rods out but again most were to small to keep. i hate they put a size limit on wylie. it will hurt this lake. i had to throw back atleast 20 fish last night that i know will die. and i hate to waste !!!!!!!

[fishman247]

i also hate throwing back fish that will die, but i reckon something in the lake will eat em, so i try not to look at it as wasteing

[Barry Dye]

I know what you mean. It's just a waste. Folks don't show much courtesy anymore, but maybe you're right.........they just weren't thinking. Let us know how you do in the tourney! Good luck.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Thanks for the report and you handled them setting up on you very well.

[gabowman]

Yep....I'd HOPE they just werent thinking. Still....I'da probably said something just to let them know they were crowding me just in case there's a next time.:rolleyes: Maybe the size restrictions will help get more quality fish back in Wylie again. I'm guessing here...but I gotta assume that's the goal?!? It still hurts having to thow back a suicide when you know it's osprey food though. Congrats on your trip and I'll be looking forwards to your catfishing report tomorrow.:thumbup