Thanks for this video and amazing footage. I have been fishing Lake Simcoe for thebpast couple of years and noticed a ton of gobies during the summer when fishing for smallies. Spring there are a ton of Perch to catch so I know there are multiple species eating the gobies. Around Georgina Island is where I noticed a ton of gobies last year and my son even caught one. Hopefully other area's of the lake the gobies are under control from smallies and other fish eating them.
Nice footage! The fisheries seem to be doing fine, so there must be some areas where predation is much less. I bed fish sometimes when the season first opens, but find it boring and doesn't take much skill. Fun to get a newbie their first 5+lbr. I'd rather catch them post spawn, imo
Damn, that’s a worrying amount of Gobies. I always wondered how the smallmouth populations would be affected by Gobies. Sure, the overall average size is increasing but are there less fish numbers now due to less recruitment?
Thats hard to watch, I remember when gobies didn't exist in our lakes and now its invested because of freighters for overseas emptying their ballasts. This is just as bad as Canadas immigration policies.
Honestly, I've always been of the opinion that taking your limit home to eat once in a while is more conservation than fishing them on their beds, even if you catch and release. These fish need their energy to fight the egg stealers. Last thing they need is to waste that energy fighting with us during that time. I'm surprised bed fishers don't get shunned nearly as much as some of us who take some home to eat once in a while.....just don't bother them at all until season opens!
I love bass fishing and am not a fan of bed fishing myself. It’s hard enough for those eggs/fry to survive when they have an adult looking after them. Taking a fish off a bed can only be hurting the chances of any of them surviving.
There is nothing good that comes from Bed fishing other than self gratification. It’s killing the fishery and although this is only one video and one pair of fish it is happening every where.
It's common knowledge the size and populations of smallmouth have exploded due to the gobies as a food source so it's a little give and take. The smallmouth will find a way and not all fish are the smartest at nesting, much like ducks. Some are smarter, and more aggressive than others.
Population growth peaked about 10 years ago on many lakes with goby. The extended growing season allowed fry to survive the winter. Goby helped with average size. But the benefits of Goby as food might be tilting negative.
Thanks for this video and amazing footage. I have been fishing Lake Simcoe for thebpast couple of years and noticed a ton of gobies during the summer when fishing for smallies. Spring there are a ton of Perch to catch so I know there are multiple species eating the gobies. Around Georgina Island is where I noticed a ton of gobies last year and my son even caught one. Hopefully other area's of the lake the gobies are under control from smallies and other fish eating them.
Nice footage!
The fisheries seem to be doing fine, so there must be some areas where predation is much less.
I bed fish sometimes when the season first opens, but find it boring and doesn't take much skill. Fun to get a newbie their first 5+lbr. I'd rather catch them post spawn, imo
I hear ya, hard to avoid them when season first opens but always comes with a layer of guilt. Hungry Post spawners are more fun.
If only people would eat these damn gobys...
Some people do and so do lots of fish. Problem is the gobies spawn so often.
Damn, that’s a worrying amount of Gobies. I always wondered how the smallmouth populations would be affected by Gobies. Sure, the overall average size is increasing but are there less fish numbers now due to less recruitment?
I didn't realize it was that bad. I've never even thought about it before..wow that's horrible
Yeah the fish have their work cut out for them between the Gobies, other natural predators, weather and fishermen.
Thats hard to watch, I remember when gobies didn't exist in our lakes and now its invested because of freighters for overseas emptying their ballasts.
This is just as bad as Canadas immigration policies.
Yeah I hear you. Funny how fishermen are asked to prevent the spread of invasive species when we aren't the cause of the problem.
Honestly, I've always been of the opinion that taking your limit home to eat once in a while is more conservation than fishing them on their beds, even if you catch and release. These fish need their energy to fight the egg stealers. Last thing they need is to waste that energy fighting with us during that time. I'm surprised bed fishers don't get shunned nearly as much as some of us who take some home to eat once in a while.....just don't bother them at all until season opens!
I agree with you 💯 Might be time to voice up about it
That's a crazy amount of gobys, didn't know how bad they were
Yeah rather shocking, the eggs never had a chance
I love bass fishing and am not a fan of bed fishing myself. It’s hard enough for those eggs/fry to survive when they have an adult looking after them. Taking a fish off a bed can only be hurting the chances of any of them surviving.
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Cool! Awesome thank you! 🙌
Don't fish beds. Never have never will. Don't get me started on the tournament fisherman.
There is nothing good that comes from Bed fishing other than self gratification.
It’s killing the fishery and although this is only one video and one pair of fish it is happening every where.
It's common knowledge the size and populations of smallmouth have exploded due to the gobies as a food source so it's a little give and take. The smallmouth will find a way and not all fish are the smartest at nesting, much like ducks. Some are smarter, and more aggressive than others.
Population growth peaked about 10 years ago on many lakes with goby. The extended growing season allowed fry to survive the winter. Goby helped with average size. But the benefits of Goby as food might be tilting negative.
Hate. Hate. Hate opening day tournaments on the lake. Tournament organizers need to do better
Yeah man, starting to think Tournaments with live weigh-ins could be a bigger problem than we thought.
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I like it
So sad to watch