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P. O. Box 502 * James Creek, PA 16657
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June - August 2012
Volume 9 Issue 2
Team Second Chance Wins June Tourney
As the tournament season entered the summer months, we were hoping the
fishing would get better - it didn’t. This year is the most challenging in
memory. The very mild winter, the weird spring temperature fluctuations, the
over-abundance of bait in the lake are all theories about why the stripers have
been so elusive this year. Everyone who boated fish in this tournament did
something right. Congrats to all.
as 100,000 fingerlings (usually less than 1 inch)
that we can feed for several months so that they
can reach a size that will allow a much higher
survival rate when stocked.
Striper Nursery Co-op Forming
The PSBA and the Raystown Striper Club are joining forces to jointly sponsor
a Striped Bass nursery co-op with the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. The
goal of this project is to enhance the survival of the fingerlings that the state
stocks annually by growing them to a larger size (3 or more inches) before
releasing them into the lake. We are in the process of getting a long term lease
on some property near the lake where we hope to construct a growing pond.
The Fish Commission will soon be doing some preliminary water testing at
the proposed site. If all criteria are met, the state will provide us with as many
Our grower is helping us with pond design, and
will be our “expert” to help us learn about
raising stripers. We still plan to continue buying
and stocking stripers as usual. This will just be
an extra resource for the overall stocking plan.
We will keep you updated as this project moves
along.
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Second Chance Takes July Tourney
As the only team with two fish to weigh, team Second Chance won their
second in a row. In this tournament anyone with a legal fish placed in the
money. The lake is still reluctant to give up its stripers, leaving anglers baffled
and discouraged. A big thank you to all who come out to support the club,
knowing how tough the fishing has been all year.
3 In a Row for Second Chance !
Bobby Kauffman and Dave Rhodes made PSBA history by becoming the
first team to win three tournaments in a row by winning the August club
tournament. Other teams to win two in a row include Whopper Stoppers
(Randy Miller) and Striper Lore (Brian Keller). This tournament was also the
Saxton Sportsman's annual event, as the PSBA combined two tournaments
into one. The win also gives Second Chance (2011's Team of the Year) a
commanding lead in the points race with only two tournaments to go. Adam
Baughman and Kerry Clawson continued to put fish in the boat, as did Scott
Yingling and Dran Carper. Congratulations to these excellent fishermen for
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Sunrise greets the arrival of the stocking truck after its long journey
from North Carolina. The drivers carefully monitored the condition of
the fish en-route, then begin tempering their tanks with lake water.
On Thursday, July 19 2012 the PSBA stocked just over
100,000 Striped Bass fingerlings into Raystown Lake. The
fish were mostly 3 inches in length. However, one of the six
compartments on the truck held 4-6 inchers. These larger fish
are the "over-achievers", being the same age as the others.
We know that a striper that is only 2 inches long is able to
feed on alewife prey. Fish in the size range we stocked
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Some fish were stocked directly from the truck into the lake
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Army Corps allowed us the use of their barge, which ferried
two more tanks to MM12 and MM10. While it would have
been easier to just dump the whole truckload in one location,
that would have overwhelmed the available food source. By
spreading them out in five distinct areas, the fingerlings have
a better chance to find food immediately.
The total cost for this stocking was $30,000 (including
transportation). This would not have been possible without
all those members who support the club with their dues, fish
fund donations, gun ticket sales, tournament participation,
and also by coming out and helping get the job done.
Thank You!
The Army Corp's barge easily handled two tanks, which were stocked
in prime alewife areas on the return trip to 7 Points.
Denny Roth sets out on one of his runs with approximately 20,000
fingerlings loaded in the tank. Outdoor writer Harry Guyer from the
Bedford Gazette went along to help, and wrote a nice story.
We have already seen evidence of these fish in many areas of
the lake. Some have shown up in throw nets alongside
alewives. I know of one 3 incher caught between Pee Wee
island and James Creek by a Crappie fisherman using 1-1/2
inch minnows for bait. This is similar to what happened two
years ago. Those fish are now in the 15 - 21 inch class, and
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Fishing
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Registration 6-9 pm Sept 28 at Lake Raystown Resort Pavilion
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survivor as a guest on their boat during the tournament. Entry fees for cancer survivors are
optional - the number of rods you can fish with is based on how many paid entries are on your
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A legal sized striped bass is hooked in 40 feet of water on an August day at Smith Mountain
Lake and is boated 8 minutes later. It was hooked on the outer mouth parts without gill damage
and was minimally handled to get the hook out before being released back into the lake. Will this
fish live?!? The answer is maybe, but you may not know for sure. The fish may survive, or it
may die anywhere from a few hours to several days later. And further, if it does die it may either
float to the surface or sink to the bottom.
The fish in this example, despite careful handling, experienced some potentially lethal
conditions:
extreme fatigue and rapid pressure change. Harm caused by these is sometimes difficult to
recognize because you cannot see the consequences inside the fish. This article attempts to
explain how these .ctors can affect the survival of released fish and, what you, the angler, can do
to prevent unintentional losses.
Fish muscle utilizes sugars and fats in the presence of abundant oxygen to obtain energy dunng
normal activity. But during periods of heavy activity (e.g., aggressive swimming), much of the
needed energy is derived from the breakdown of sugars without sufficient oxygen resulting in the
formation of toxic by-products. These axe normally carried to the liver where they are detoxified.
However, when muscle activity is particularly strenuous or prolonged, these toxic by-products
build up quicker than the liver can detoxify them (a condition called acidosis). Yet there’s more
— acidosis can limit the ability of blood to pick up and transport oxygen. This creates an oxygen
deficit that the fish must overcome before normal activity can be resumed. The fish has to stop
and “pant” like a marathon runner before it can resume normal activity again. This is why
stripers typically display extreme fatigue when finally drawn to the boat or shoreline. Extreme
cases can result in damage to tissues or even death.
Pressure change can have serious consequences on fish if it occurs in a short period of time.
Water pressure increases with depth, doubling in fresh water every 34 feet (33 feet in salt water).
You may have experienced this phenomenon while swimming at a local lake or pool. As you
dive down into the water you sometimes feel pressure pushing inward on your ears. The volume
of air within your ear decreases with corresponding increase in water pressure. Essentially, the
water is compressing the airspace within your ears. And, more analogous to a fish’s perspective,
this process also works in reverse as you ascend from sea level in, say, an airplane. Now imagine
your ears being a fish’s swim bladder. The striper hauled up from 40 feet of water effectively
experienced ah instantaneous increase in pressure, which means the swim bladder more than
doubled in size, just like that! This might be readily apparent if you peered into the fish’s mouth
and saw its stomach literally being pushed out the throat by the swollen swim bladder.
Alternatively, the bladder may simply have ruptured leaving the fish incapable of regulating
buoyancy. In a study at Lake Texoma, mortality of stripers caught below 35 feet was 11 % and
occurred within three hours after release. In all cases, swim bladder problems were identified as
the culprit. A similar study in Tennessee employing transmitter tags came to the startling
conclusion that a high proportion of the fish that died never floated up to the surface! A study of
crappie in Mississippi demonstrated that mortality of these popular fish ranged from 29% at 43
feet to 67% at 53 feet. For the survivors, however, it takes some time before the swim bladder is
deflated enough to return to the depths. In the meantime, they float awkwardly on the surface
exposed to predators (e.g., ospreys, eagles, gulls,and opportunistic humans), harmful ultra-violet
light rays that can cause permanent blindness to their unblinking eyes, and lethal temperatures.
Mother quirky phenomenon of gases under pressure is that they become less soluble in liquids
with decreasing pressure. You can see this principle for yourself — all you need is a capped
bottle of soda. The contents are sealed under pressure and no bubbles are evident. Removing the
cap causes a rush of bubbles to appear as the carbon dioxide in the soda escapes to compensate
for the reduction in pressure. This soda example is precisely what happens to SCUBA divers and
to our striped bass when they ascend too quickly. Air bubbles form in the bloodstream and
become lodged in capillaries throughout the body, which is called an embolism. When lodged in
critical tissue such as the brain, the results can be paralysis or death.
Hopefully, you now understand what factors can influence the survival of a released fish. Some
simple changes in how you fish could help avoid these unintentional fish losses. Before you
make that first cast, determine what your fishing strategy is going to be considering the season in
which you’re fishing. Stripers are most likely to be deep during the summer months, so avoid
catch-and-release fishing then. Either catch your limit and stop fishing or switch to a different
species that is less susceptible to catch related mortality. To avoid extremely fatiguing your fish,
use stout rods and reels spooled with strong line to land the fish quickly. Don’t “play” the fish.
The best method for preventing pressure related damage to stripers is not to fish deep if you plan
to release your catch. Although some anglers espouse the use of hypodermic needles to
depressurize swollen swim bladders, this technique requires knowledge of internal fish anatomy
to prevent damaging other organs. In addition, deflating swim bladders does not remedy
embolisms.
Applying these simple rules to your routine fishing practices can make you a better
conservationist by improving the survival of the fish that you release. And that means another
fish will live to be caught again and again and again.
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