03-17-2020, 02:47 PM
Fish for stripers if you like, but in my sometimes less than humble opinion, smallies are much preferred. That's both as a sport fish and as table fare. Both smallies and stripers (as well as walleye) are recommended catch and kill species at Powell. It isn't a mandatory rule, but you really shouldn't be releasing any of the three because they are quite overabundant. That's why there's no limit on any of the three.
Do release all crappie and largemouth, though. They are struggling from lack of spawning habitat in years past - and due to competition from the much more aggressive Big Three.
Do release all crappie and largemouth, though. They are struggling from lack of spawning habitat in years past - and due to competition from the much more aggressive Big Three.