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How many trout are there in big lake?

Under 12inchs

About the same numbers as Obama Debt

That's impressive, does the population grow at the same rate?

Que?

What ya talking about willis?

I'm curious about population of speckled trout in big lake, I used CCA in the subject as click bait...

LMAO! Well played sir!

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At this moment or generally? I'd bet the numbers are down throughout the lake with all the fresh water

Since the limit change from 2006 the over all size increase has taking a toll

Too many trout and not enough being taken out causes over population of mini trout

Im curious to know how these last two years of flooding have affected BL and sabine. BL doesn't have as big of a water shed as sabine because of two big rivers and toledo bend getting pumped into the sabine river but I would think if nothing else it would hurt the oysters on the top ends for sure. Only time will tell.

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Does his hold true and explain the high number of pickles in other areas where the limits are higher, like Dularge and Venice? And if you move west into Texas where limits are even lower than Big Lake why are their trout so bigger on average?

I'm guessing all those weirs are open since all this rain we have had. Them having to swim against that current makes them skinny and then the limit being 15 instead of 25 makes a pickle paradise

I'm thinking that when the trout spawned they must have had too many small shells in the area and while fanning their beds it caused a lot of abrasions on them. This put the fish at high stress levels during this time which resulted in stunted growth of the new fry ...

Good question. Even though the estuaries are different im going to go with pressure.

Give me some numbers and I'll go find out how many trout are in big lake.


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The fish are probably all over 12", but the fanning is shortening their tails

Plenty of big trout in Venice

Catches of Big trout (7+lbs) are down on the east side in historically big trout locations like venice and ponchichrain. They are definitely better than average still but the number of truly big trout being taken from those places are not what they were 10-15 years ago.

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The bays in texas (with the exception of baffin and the laguna madre) and louisiana that historically produce big trout all have one thing in common. They have decent size rivers that feed them and have large marshes that surround them. I know that doesn't answer the question but it is a fact that isn't discussed when talking about the trout population of a given location that may be the answer.

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mathgeek has given all this info and fully explained it several times over in several threads (and sometimes in very scientific detail).

lower limits reduce the overall size of the fish because there are more fish consuming the finite amount of forage food sources. everywhere limits are lowered the numbers of fish increase and the size decreases accordingly.

the only exceptions to these "rules" is where the forage food sources are so plentiful as to fully absorb a doubling or tripling of fish populations feeding on them.

ask mathgeek if you need to know more about it

Thanks, I'm new to the forum and had no idea Math Geek was the only person on it that could speak to the subject.

I didn't see you quoted or even mentioned in my post nor did I say "Math Geek was the only person on it that could speak to the subject" but he is very educated about it and maybe you don't want facts or actual hard data bothering your thinking, but others at this site may want to learn more about the subject rather then just post things for click bait

You put a link to my thread, which has a post from math geek that has no data in it.

Goooh is trolling now

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Will help take some out if you tell us where and how...always glad to
help when I can. lol

Numbers way up and size way down

That is not a totally accurate statement. There are big fish out there but I believe fishing pressure is the biggest cause for the lack of numbers being caught.

Has been for me.

All the douche bags that wear buffs and Columbia fishing shirts are the reason the trout numbers are down, a lot of it is obamas fault also.
Once trump is elected the trout population will thrive again. #makeBigLakeGreatAgain