that's what I figured and that's why I laughed it off.

it didn't bother me but I was confused by it lol

You crazy T-Bone.......you leave any money out west for me, or did you bring it all back to La? And oh yeah...I reall don't know either of the dudes personally, but Rex seems like a douche on the internet? Maybe its just me? At least W keeps it interesting around here

Gib.....my little legal situation over in Galveston has been completely dropped, so I'm ready for action once again......But lemme save a little lawyer $$$ first. lol

Mullet
 

Where are the large rafts of mullet commonly seen in the 90s?

There were rafts of mullets all over the lake southto north in the fall and into the winter. I even have photos of some schools. I can't post any now - getting my truck serviced. But they were plentiful.

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So....I'm guessing there's got to be a few pen wizards on here with sharp literary skills. Why don't we appoint someone to use some of that data from MG (and W?) and write up some articles. Newspaper, magazines, journals, etc. It's not that difficult. Unfortunately I don't fish enough or have the specific insight on this issue to be of much help. However, if MG's data is all legit and published, or at least if he gets it peer reviewed by some credible third party sources, it could do a lot to get this info into the public eye a bit.

On another note. I know everyone is working, and concerned with, agencies and contractors etc. Why don't y'all appoint a few members with some time to promote the agenda from a political standpoint? It's really very easy to lobby for something on your own as a citizen not affiliated with anybody but just concerned over a specific issue. I did it many times in high school (mom was a freelance lobbyist and political guru). You can go to the capital while they are in session or to their offices when they aren't and speak with the Senators and Reps personally most of the time. Doesn't take much at all to get some backing. You can use friends made in the house and senate as a little leverage on certain agencies or groups.

House of Representatives committee of Ag, forestry, Aquaculture and Rural development. tada! http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Cmtes/H_CMTE_AG.asp

House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Cmtes/H_CMTE_NR.asp

House Appropriations Committee http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Cmtes/H_CMTE_Ap.asp

Lowering the limit on specks put more pressure on the younger mullet. Perhaps not enough young of the year have been surviving to fall and winter. If LDWF released their trawl survey data, it could be determined with more confidence whether the issue is with production of small age zero mullet or survival to the fall and winter.

Odds are greater menhaden numbers will reduce predation pressure on the mullet.

With the potential this meeting has it should be a pay per view event.:grinpimp:

Hopefully the people that go will not make a scene. Sadly I can't make it. I hope someone informs us of the outcome.

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I heard will Drost has them n a cage behind the weirs and won't let em go until some rich, nameless, duck hunter tells him to release them. Just saying.

I still cant believe that nobody is complaining about the winning trout of the shootout was caught in sabine and not in big lake!!!!!!



ALSO, word on the street is that they are slapping some nice trout behind the weirs!!

Seen a pic of a 8.85 lber yesterday


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Damn you Will Drost!

Do you blame them ??

5 I know out of Top 10 were caught in Sabine

Look at the shootout weights since 2005 ! Looks like ENRON stock

Everyone I know who fished Sabine got a check and if I could fish it that's where I would of been also

No one blames Will for the fishing ???

Just the way he uses his power on the wrong things like
15 trout limit ( epic fail)
3 tail limit ( on a fish that lives 99.99% of its life offshore )

I will attend the meeting with a shirt saying

"I like my weirs closed and my oysters dredge"

intelligence is always percieved by vulgarity said no one...

Easy on us Pilgrims

and your point?

Lmao Awesome

Nuttin Photoshopped. Real deal !

Young people do read this website, try to convey an opinion without vulgarity if possible. If you choose to speak this way around your children then so be it...

We've been lax on this lately on the mod side. All we are asking is to respect others readers is all.


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Who's up front? I can't tell if it's a "I just killed man" look or a "I'm about to kill a man" look.:grinpimp:

Before my brother broke his knee he was an amateur body builder. 5' 6", 185lbs, and pressing a little over 450. He was a bull.

^This guy right here......yeah, he's asking for it

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Two of my children are members here, and although they don't post much, they like to read the discussions. It would be nice to maintain a family friendly environment.

What did I miss that was vulgar, I didn't see anything that was any more vulgar than I would see by simply turning on the TV to basic cable channels.

If you're implying that im asking for something you are greatly mistaken. You also read a whole lot into my comment that wasn't there if thats the case.

Wasn't talking about your comment. Someone else's comment got removed.

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Roger that bro. My apologies.

No biggie. Looks like he got what he asked for. Lol

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I always miss the good stuff.lol

Can't tell but I bet he is trying to be a holeish

MathGeek's superiors will not allow him speaking to the press as of yet. But we tried. :-)

It's not so much superiors in this case as colleagues and journals with embargo rules (no release to press prior to publication). Releasing material or speaking to the press considerably narrows the field of journals when it comes time to publish in ways that speaking on internet forums, presenting at meetings, etc. does not. Releasing material to the press can also create a negative bias among likely peer-reviewers.

Then there are the practical issues of preparing the data for more formal presentation or publication. We have the 2014 creel survey data and have prepared preliminary graphs showing the relative condition factors of each species in 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. But we do not yet have the 2014 oyster stock assessment data for comparison, and this data will not be available to late July (best case). Our research team tends to think that we need to wait for the oyster data before any graphs are released in any venue.

There is also the practical matter of digging deeper into the data analysis by computing correlation coefficients between the relative condition factors and other factors which may have an influence such as water temperature and salinity as was suggested by peer reviewers of the report from an earlier year. Just yesterday, we downloaded the USGS temperature and salinity data and computed mean 30, 60, and 90 day temperatures and salinities at Hackberry and Cameron for each study day and year in the data sets in preparation for computing the correlation coefficients. But completing this analysis will take some time, and we are currently working out the prioritization of this and several other interesting projects. Income generating projects usually get higher priority than unpaid work, and summer is a busy time for other projects.

I think the best case might be that we'd be able to share 2014 data in meetings and forums by August or September, which would also be the earliest we might have something to submit to a peer-reviewed journal. The peer-review and publication process varies from 3-9 months in most cases, so claiming peer-review in front of the LWC is likely not possible until Nov or Dec for 2014 data, and release to the press is not possible until publication (or at least until journal acceptance if the journal does not have a press embargo).