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Originally Posted by MathGeek
The gist of the rationale is that with lower limits, there were too many small trout in the lake eating too much of the available food, so fewer fish would have enough to eat to be fat and grow fast enough to become true trophies.
For trout to get really big, they have to grow fast, which means there can't be more fish in the lake than the lake can support (carrying capacity).
Conserving ample forage is key for producing trophies in species that don't live a long, long time. Conserving lots and lots of 12-15" trout can be counter productive to conserving ample forage.
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So, although counterintuitive, I definitely see the logic there.
My main issue is, why does Texas produce so many huge trout with their lower limits? Is it bc they have so many fisherman their total harvest is equivalent to ours with a 25 fish limit?