stockade

[fishfeind]

Just got back from stockade caught ten Crappies.  Pretty good since I had three toddlers with me. good luck all

[mtelkhunter]

Were you the one just south of the island with the kids?

We were south of you farther, I ended up bringing 15 home, but caught 60-70 easy.  Things have slowed down a bit, the schools moved around more today.

Good luck!

RICHES

[fishfeind]

Yeah that was us.  Marked lots of fish.  Whats about the biggest crappie youve caught out of there this year?

[KingCat]

mtelkhunter were you out there on Sunday just off the dam at sunrise?

we fished Sunday, caught a few crappies but where we were they were really moving around - catch one, one bite, etc., gone. We moved around tried a few different areas, all with same results. Perch, mainly small ones, but did catch a few in that 7-9-inch range, decided to keep a few as there seems to be an abundance of them. we cleaned them and they did have the worms - i talked to a fisheries biologist today and he said they are harmless. I still cut those parts with worms out. Didn't see any worms in the crappies.

[JRO]

Hey fellas, been reading the site for a while and thought i'd finally join. 

I've been trying to find more info on the worms in perch in stockade. I hear a lot of people say they're harmless. But I'd just like to read a little more on it before I go out and keep some of them.  I'd also like to find out why they're there, are they a threat to other lakes in the future, things like that.  Thanks in advance for any help finding some links or info.

[KingCat]

welcome JRO - i'm trying to find some more info, here's a start:
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=77918.20
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_52259_10950-26966--,00.html

I'm pretty sure they are yellow grubs.