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What is a lake renovation?

Goal:
 To restore a balanced, self-sustaining fish population.
Steps:

  • Lower the lake level.
  • Chemically eradicating the fish population in the lake.
  • Chemically eradicating fish in incoming streams in the West Boggs Lake watershed.
  • Restock with desirable numbers of game fish species.

Why is a renovation necessary?

Gizzard Shad, what happened graphic navigate leftnavigate downnavigate rightnavigate rightGizzard shad are established.Gizzard shad compete with bluegill and small bass for food.Bass eat gizzard shad instead of bluegill.Bluegill continue to reproduce at current rates.Bass population cannot sustain itself.Bass recruitment slows due to direct competition for food resources.Large numbers of bluegill with poor growth due to competition.navigate rightnavigate left

What's happening to the bass population?

largemouth bass recruitment Large bassPoor recruitmentBass population that is declining in numbersplusequals

What about angler numbers?

West boggs angler numbers 1999 - no shad, 30,778 angers, 108,905 fish harvested2010 - Shad present for 10 years, 5,214 anglers, 16,439 fish harvested

Want more information?

Watch the entire West Boggs Renovation Presentation or read theWest Boggs news release for the open house date and time.

Questions? Email fishingcomments@dnr.in.gov

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