Feeding Habits

Once off spawning grounds, schools form. Adult fish move into clear water where they inhabit upper water layers (the upper 20 feet of water). Their preference for clear water could be due to their feeding habits. Unlike many finned species they are visual feeders, not depending on scent for food. When feeding they will boil to the surface to chase minnows or the fry of yellow perch, black crappie, and carp, creating a feeding frenzy. They are also known to travel up to six miles in a day, depending greatly on movement of baitfish which comprise a main portion of their diet. Here today, gone tomorrow holds true for these fish.

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