01-22-2003, 12:36 AM
[size 2]No new info there. Seems to me the best way to stabilize the walleye/perch populations in our walleye waters for the DWR to QUICKLY implement new limits. At Yuba there was no change until the walleye population had already crashed. A little effort and angler education several years earlier might have changed the outcome--or at least minimized the downtime.[/size]
[size 2]This brings us back to slot limits--like unlimited walleyes under 15". That would be better than using them for fertilizer. Or outlaw perch fishing, or restrict it to only perch over 10" or something like that.[/size]
[size 2]The thing is, the DWR needs to be able to manage each water dynamically and quickly. Use us anglers as tools to control fish populations.[/size]
[size 2]This brings us back to slot limits--like unlimited walleyes under 15". That would be better than using them for fertilizer. Or outlaw perch fishing, or restrict it to only perch over 10" or something like that.[/size]
[size 2]The thing is, the DWR needs to be able to manage each water dynamically and quickly. Use us anglers as tools to control fish populations.[/size]