01-28-2025, 02:56 PM
You know, I am not really sure what the crowds were like, as we didn't go to Buckboard or the Confluence. We checked our fish in at the rodeo grounds in Manila. Check in was from 8-10am, and Sunday morning we were there just after 9am. They told us that only five other teams had checked in that morning. Whether it was five teams at the rodeo grounds or over all, I can't say.
The UDWR told me that they lowered their size limits for big fish and small fish because the average size overall is trending smaller.
I am on of those guys that wishes they weren't villainizing the lake trout. I understand increasing the limit on pups, but I expressed my opinion to the gal taking the survey at check in that my belief is that when they have a no-limit on pup macs, and state that they can be disposed of like non-game fish, I feel that people are going to treat the resource with less respect, and that more of the trophy class fish that take time and resources to get that big are going to take a hit as well.
Anyway....
The UDWR told me that they lowered their size limits for big fish and small fish because the average size overall is trending smaller.
I am on of those guys that wishes they weren't villainizing the lake trout. I understand increasing the limit on pups, but I expressed my opinion to the gal taking the survey at check in that my belief is that when they have a no-limit on pup macs, and state that they can be disposed of like non-game fish, I feel that people are going to treat the resource with less respect, and that more of the trophy class fish that take time and resources to get that big are going to take a hit as well.
Anyway....