Frisch: Lessons learned from 2023 
By Mike Frisch US Source: echopress 11/10/2023
Mike Frisch
Credit: Mike Frisch
Each year in November, I try to look back at the just completed fishing season to see what I learned and what changes I saw that impacted fishing and fishing success. This season, a couple of things I’ve written about previously continue to be most noteworthy. These two topics aren’t new to anglers, but they continue to be at the forefront of topics for many who fish.
 


Clear water continues to dominate

As I have written about previously, the biggest change to our fisheries and fishing in recent memory continues to be the unwanted introduction and continuing spread of zebra mussels and their resulting effects. These invasive species are now present in most lakes I fish. “Zeebs” filter lake water, usually causing clearing water conditions and increasing the presence of weeds.

 
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