Chemong lake goby, Goby

Was not surprised but certainly disappointed after spoting and catching a round goby at the causeway in Chemong lake there were dozens of them in different size classes so have been there a while. I reported it to the evasive species hotline and thought I'd spread the bad news to you all if someone hasn't already.

Oh boy.. that's not a good sign.

Ugtbkm. This is not good.

No wonder lures like this are flying off the shelves.

Those a swimbait Matt? Never seen them before

Been around for about a year at Bass Pro. I got a package for my trip to Quinte, but maybe I'll start using them in the Kawarthas now.

Great bait - Dave Mercer did a show on them a while back and I've hyperlinked it below this message.

Cheers!

Dave Mercer Goby Show

Ya.
Bought them at sportsman's show this year but never tried them obviously lol.

Hope they're good

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what exactly do these Gobies do that are harmful??
I've heard of them being an evasive species but not sure what harmful effect they have on our lakes

They eat the eggs of sportfish. They also eat up all the food sources for young sportfish.

Don't forget that they spawn multiple times per year, so the above impacts are magnified greatly as there are many mouths to feed so to speak.

Once the sport fish figure out that gobies are a food source monster smallies.

I've used the live target Toby's through the ice the whitefish love to chase them but the ones I got are too big for there mouths. BPS were sold out of the tiny ones. Been finding lots in the whitefish and trout stomachs.

I might be ok with that

Already happening. They're finding them in their stomachs like crazy. Yes they breed multiple times and eat other fish eggs. But in hind sight they are slow and not boney which makes them a delicious meal for bass and other sports fish.


Mother nature is mysterious and will always balance things out IMO.
the only thing it struggles with is us humans.