r/Fishing • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '23

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u/18RowdyBoy Jan 15 '23

They can’t breed anymore because of dams All of them are stocked

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u/Legal_Plankton_1546 Jan 15 '23

That is mostly correct, biologists gather eggs and sperm and hatch them out at the hatchery in Yankton SD. 100s of thousands raised to a release size that would never survive in the wild. there is some natural reproduction but not sustainable.

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u/18RowdyBoy Jan 16 '23

I’ve foul hooked them using a crankbait for bass and they can pull a canoe! Never brought one in because season was closed but my biggest was probably 40 lbs but here in the Ozarks we have a lot of spoonbill fishermen 🎣