11-18-2014, 05:03 PM
[quote brookieguy1]Sizes are down due to overstocking...[/quote]
[quote curt69]There are to many fish in the lake and not enough food . .[/quote]
[quote curt69]The lake is way over populated . They plant to many and the natural reproduction is higher than it has been in years . .[/quote]
[quote brookieguy1]Hopefully a slot limit will ensue as well as the two fish limit.
Only one fish over 20" and one under![/quote]
[quote curt69] I think if we want a slot it should be 1 over 20 and one under or 2 under 20 .[/quote]
Curt / Brookie -- I don't get you guys. Both of you understand the current problem up there -- too many fish. But then both of you appear to be asking for a slot limit that protects fish? come on you guys -- if you have too many fish in a lake, you don't protect fish to increase quality! If there are too many fish, then you should be asking for 1 or 2 things:
1. Reduce stocking.
2. Liberalize harvest
3. combination of 1 + 2
You don't get bigger fish in an overpopulated fishery by protecting fish. You get smaller fish when you protect fish in an overpopulated fishery.
If you want bigger fish back in Henry's you need to reduce the number of fish in that lake. Harvest more (including the "big ones"). Reduce stocking. Publicize the hell out of it in an attempt to help increase mortality.
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[quote curt69]There are to many fish in the lake and not enough food . .[/quote]
[quote curt69]The lake is way over populated . They plant to many and the natural reproduction is higher than it has been in years . .[/quote]
[quote brookieguy1]Hopefully a slot limit will ensue as well as the two fish limit.
Only one fish over 20" and one under![/quote]
[quote curt69] I think if we want a slot it should be 1 over 20 and one under or 2 under 20 .[/quote]
Curt / Brookie -- I don't get you guys. Both of you understand the current problem up there -- too many fish. But then both of you appear to be asking for a slot limit that protects fish? come on you guys -- if you have too many fish in a lake, you don't protect fish to increase quality! If there are too many fish, then you should be asking for 1 or 2 things:
1. Reduce stocking.
2. Liberalize harvest
3. combination of 1 + 2
You don't get bigger fish in an overpopulated fishery by protecting fish. You get smaller fish when you protect fish in an overpopulated fishery.
If you want bigger fish back in Henry's you need to reduce the number of fish in that lake. Harvest more (including the "big ones"). Reduce stocking. Publicize the hell out of it in an attempt to help increase mortality.
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