Jacy showing a couple nice
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We were not disappointed in what we found. We fished in waters from 5 feet all the way to 14 feet of water. We caught quite a few Crappies, a Bluegill, a few Largemouth Bass and a lot of Yellow Bass.
Some people reading, probably just took a double-take at that last fish. A yellow bass is a fish that looks like a white bass or stripped bass, fights like a smallmouth bass, and tastes as good as any freshwater fish. In all, it is a GREAT fish, however they are considered a "nuisance" fish. They will, in time take over a lake and become stunted themselves. They are ferocious feeders, excellent breeders and will eventually throw off the ecosystem of any lake and become a huge problem. They become such a problem that the DNR will take the lake, kill it off, drain it and have to start the whole lake over, causing many years of no fishing for areas residents and wasting many fish. So to say they are great fish, is actually wrong, because in the end they only cause problems for our lakes. However, when given lemons, make lemonade, so while they are around, anglers might as well take advantage of their fishing action and their great taste. To encourage people to keep ALL Yellow Bass, the DNR wants you to keep every one of them that you catch, there is NO daily limit on them like other fish species. More information on Yellow Bass can be found here: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/IowaFishSpecies/FishDetails.aspx?SpeciesCode=YLB
Keeping all the Yellow Bass and releasing all other species is
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