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Location: Ludington, MI | They do eat some panfish. The last diet study I read was they focus on minnows (unspecified species) up to 30 inches, panfish from 30-36 and larger soft-rayed fish from there. It noted there's lots of variation from lake to lake and lots of fish outside the stated focus species.
That said, I have a funny outdoor writer story to share. I heard about some bluegill overharvest and witnessed guys returning morning and night with bag limits. So I write it up in a column, not including any names, and mention that the DNR needs to be out there ticketing these guys. Monday morning rolls around and this guy comes in and says "That stuff you wrote about me in the paper isn't true. It wasn't me." LMAO. Apparently the guy's buddies told him he was going to be ticketed because of what was in the paper and he just assumed I named names. This was a couple years ago. The group of guys doing this has been harassed and hounded by the DNR since then, but to my knowledge they have not been caught red-handed. |
