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Originally Posted by llmitch
Cold water does not seem to have caused too many problems with the previously stocked bass in Island Lake near Smoky Lake. You still hear of people cathing them every year.
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while the rumor mill flies about the great bass fishing at Island...the fact is the population is environmentally stressed and has been on the decline for a long time.
My contacts say it is very, very hard to catch one. Not typical of a strong vibrate population.
The habitat, location, water temperature, predators all come together to make it very hard for bass to thrive to the point of being a viable fishery.