Bass positioning

SAshmore39 - graduate

Is it possible for lakes that have chain pickerel to shift where the bass are located? Was at a local reservior and this lake had a ton of chain pickerel.

April 28, 2019 07:15:40 PM
The Dean - professor

I have seen sometimes where pickerel and northern pike can move bass around. This happens when there is a large amount of pickerel/pike in an area and they can out compete the bass. Its a rare situation. I most often have seen bass and pickerel co-exist. I have also seen largemouth and smallmouth feed in the same areas of northern pike. I think the bigger picture is that both pickerel and bass are predators and typically feed on the same forage. If you find pickerel in an area its because there is bait in the area and bass are likely to be somewhere near by.

April 29, 2019 08:15:59 AM

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