Very Interesting..."Shocking a Lake": I have never heard of how they "Shock" a lake.........have you? In talking to a friend who fishes Perris Lake in SoCal, they have shocked the lake...

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

I have never heard of how they "Shock" a lake.........have you? In talking to a friend who fishes Perris Lake in SoCal, they have shocked the lake three times recently. What they do is bring a boat out and lower electrical instruments down to a depth and fire off and electrical shock. This stuns all fish in the area causing them to float to the surface at which time they pick them up and eventually put them in a plant truck to be taken to a different lake in the area. He said he was out there to watch it happen one day, and saw many LMB's in the 7-12 lb range. He was told they were taking those fish to DVL. Also, than thousands of bluegill were taken and headed to Lake Henshaw to the south. He also mentioned than they are draining quite a bit of water and that the lake is about a third down from normal. I asked why they were doing this and he had no answer. Perris sounds like it is in deep trouble. All responses welcome, and look forward to anyone who has heard of this before.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

They do that quite often around here to measure fish populations, types, densities and sizes. Relocating fish can spread a lot of invasive species and disease…just sayin!
They will draw down lakes to manage weeds, plant desired types or manage unwanted species of fish, too.
Ask and they will tell you.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

OldBassGuy wrote:

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Connecticut shocked waterbodies back in the early 2000 s. Not for relocation but to survey population when compiling a Lakes and Ponds book. It gives you all the info on the publicly accessible lakes and ponds in the state, including fish populations and growth rates.

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

OldBassGuy wrote:

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Pretty interesting article on how and why it’s done.

https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/not-too-shocking-your-electrofishing-questions-answered/

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

FourchonLa. wrote:

Pretty interesting article on how and why it’s done.

https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/not-too-shocking-your-electrofishing-questions-answered/

😂 This is nothing new, heck my granddaddy use to do it many years ago 😂 not exactly for the same reason 🎣🎣🎣
Hope everyone has a great day 🙏

Papa D Loc: Mantweeka, Ca

OldBassGuy wrote:

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They shock quite a bit here in California. I've watched them do it a couple of times.

On the lower Stanislaus River they were doing it for survey purposes -- I think that it was a UC Davis research project. Saw some monster sized stripers come up. Made a point of remembering all the productive spots (I float/drift fished for about 5 miles with them -- close enough to watch but far enough away not to interfere.

I also watched them shock Clifton Forebay in order to remove fish because of a toxic algae.

About 8 years ago one of the largest hatcheries (Mt Lassen) killed off all of their transplants (two times in a row) due to over amperage or voltage. It made for a very slow year for trout at the local ponds and lakes.

Halopower Loc: SoCal

I've heard of their shocking laakes to assess populations, as been stated by others, but for relocating fish, no ..... and as a fisherman of Lake Perris, it kinda pisses me off !! .... oh well .... as for the drop in Perris water level, that is another disturbing issue .... the best I've been able to find out is that they are pumping water to DVL .... DVL is a drinking water reservoir, and after this year's runoff the lake supposedly had an alkalinity issue, so they pumped water from Perris to raise/lower, who knows, DVL's alkalinity ....anyway, the latest rumor is that DVL is nearly full, and Perris's level should stabilize, but not return to this Spring's level until at least next year when water will be sent there ..... too bad, because before the lowering began, Perris was in wonderful shape, with excellent flooded structure, ledges and road beds, and great shoreline fishing spots -- flats with brush, neat coves with nearby deeper water access for the bass, etc.....

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

They do it in Pa n MD also 👍

Matt S. Loc: East Lansing Michigan

Chuckay wrote:

😂 This is nothing new, heck my granddaddy use to do it many years ago 😂 not exactly for the same reason 🎣🎣🎣
Hope everyone has a great day 🙏

My brother used m-80’s back in the day.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Matt S. wrote:

My brother used m-80’s back in the day.

They did whatever to feed the family may not been legal but then making moonshine back in the hollows of Tennessee was not either 😂

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Use to be called Telephoning Fish. From the old phones that hung on the wall with a hand crank. It was really a Megger and generated an electrical current when cranked. Throw the lines in the water and crank the handle.

Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA

audigger53 wrote:

Use to be called Telephoning Fish. From the old phones that hung on the wall with a hand crank. It was really a Megger and generated an electrical current when cranked. Throw the lines in the water and crank the handle.

A fish call.. I luv it!!

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Thanks for all the info folks. I have not been fresh water fishing as long as most of you, so was shocked to hear about it

Joe Beaderman Loc: Adams Nebraska

Have seen it done here in Nebraska, ruined the fishing for a couple days. They were harvesting walleye eggs for the hatchery.

Redwhiteskirtfan Loc: N C

audigger53 wrote:

Use to be called Telephoning Fish. From the old phones that hung on the wall with a hand crank. It was really a Megger and generated an electrical current when cranked. Throw the lines in the water and crank the handle.

I actually did this in NC in a river where it was legal. Dropped a wire, cranked the phone, catfish tried to get out of the water. Scoop the fish up in a wire net. We dressed them and went to the picnic area by the Lock. Fried fish, hush puppies and French fries all afternoon. Had a great time. …over fifty years ago