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Originally Posted by meaux fishing
There are limits set for a reason. The LDWF takes into account all the people that fish here and they would change that if it was necessary. We have the largest estuary for trout in Louisiana especially south central/south east Louisiana that is why the limits are higher on that side of the state. If anyone thought for a second that it was hurting the population it would change. Look at red snapper for instance people are catching huge amounts of them but can only keep two due to the fact the govt thinks they might be in danger.
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I've talked with LDWF several times on this issue. They do not have the funding to correctly manage the trout fishery. They have told me this. They manage the SPR ranges on trout statewide, and generally issue a best guess on the health of the fishery statewide. They rely heavily on public input, either from charter captains or CCA or whomever.
Red Snapper debacle is a perfect example of fisheries mis-management.