Pacemaker Fishing Forum

The numbers of bass seem to have disappeared this year?

I think we may have a parasite problem in Cedar.  A couple of years ago, I did a quick survey (for the Ponds and Lake Committee) by doing necropsies on several fish from each lake.  I found many of the Cedar fish to have Clinostonum (yellow grub) just under the skin.  This parasite comes from snails and transfers to fish that spend considerable time in shallow water where snails prevail.

I may do some more necropsies of Cedar bass in the near future to see if this is the case.  If it is, the recomemded course of action is to break the life cycle of the parasite by eliminating the snails.  Crawfish not only consume dead organic matter, but also feed on snails.  We might need to add crawfish to Cedar if the fish are seriously infected.  The bass love crawfish as a food source too.  Crawfish reproduce rapidly and can be purchased at about $2.80/lb.