dog fish

[cd3]

have been fishing eagle lake,,north of big lake, and have recently,, just this year anyways, been catching dog fish more and more,any1 know how they get into the lake? upstream from mississippi or where? this kind of rough fish could be harmfull to the rest of the game fish,any1 else been catching these also?

[Tonka Boy]

I'm sure they've been there all along. They could be on their upswing cycle.

I once heard that fish eggs will often stick to a ducks foot and therefore are transported to other lakes. Could be how they got in there way back when?

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Tonka Boy

[Big Laker]

I've fished this lake the past 10 years and have never seen a dog fish. this year I've caught a couple and I know several other guys who have caught many of them this year. the lake normally flows into the Elk river, however in high water conditions the river flows into the lake. I assumed they entered through the river during high water.

[cd3]

could hv been from the high water reversing on the elk,, my neighbor built the carp trap that is supposed to keep them out. but a few must sneak tru there.

[basguy31]

Yes! my stocking efforts have paid off. lol Just kidding. I have fished that lake for years and never caught one either. Maybe they will take care of some of those stunted perch in the lake.

[cd3]

everything is stunted there except the northerns and bass. i just dont want the dog fish to clear out the bait fish,,kinda like those flying carp i hear about.

[basguy31]

Well, you can find some nice crappies out there once in a while ice fishing, if you want to sort through the small ones. You also have to like fishing in the middle of a circus. It gets a little busy out there.

[cd3]

yea i know. i live there,,they usually have a decent ice fishing contest with ok prizes.

[basguy31]

Yea, I fished it two years ago with my son. We couldn't catch anything bigger than a 4" long perch. If my memory serves me correctly, I think a sucker took one of the top prizes. It was somewhere around one pound. My son did manage to knee deep in one of the holes also. Mom came to pick him up shortly afterwards. lol

[Big Laker]

the organizers of the Eagle Lake ice fishing contest either don't know where the fish are under the ice or they purposely put the contest in a spot that has little or no fish. it would be hard to find a worse spot than where they had it last year. Or maybe they just don't want to crowd out the houses in the middle of the lake?
I wonder if the dogfish will bite during the winter? that would surely win the contest.

[cd3]

good idea,if i see some1 with a bigger dogfish than me ill know its you biglaker.

[Big Laker]

they also seem to like spinnerbaits, crankbaits, minnows and worms.... seems like they'll eat just about anything..
has anybody tried eating one?

[cd3]

nope,have head something to the meaning of there name that in the old days was soo bad it was only fit to feed the dogs with.

[basguy31]

I may have to bring a flippin stick with a jig-n-pig to the next ice fishing contest. They seem to like those during the summer months. That may get a few odd looks from the other contestants.

[cd3]

we can cut u a 1ft wide by 10 ft long hole so u can cast,

[Leinenkugels]

Tonka, local puddle ducks will carry eggs of rough fish to bodies of water. This is often why they are first to establish on restored waters. Where drainage has been changed. Divers that travel long distances are much less likely to carry or transfer eggs. However, Eagle Lake has had a population of dog fish in which certain factors may have increased their populations. This can last for only a few seasons in a centrarchidae managed lake.