Trout Limits and Population

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Originally Posted by "W"

Google Star winning trout and look up Big Lake before 2006



Your answer is hard facts



Big trout are big because of estuary not limits



Before 2006 you better have a upper 9lb trout to win Big Laks area star

Now most win with upper 7



When gill nets were in lake you could catch 100 trout ranging from 4lbs to 8lbs everyday of the week on rod and reel



SPR numbers are healthy on big lake and always have been ..

True, you could also look up other data that may contribute like number of guides and recreational fisherman/popularity of trout.

Not arguing either way, just curious as to what else can be coinciding.

Would you agree or disagree that trout fishing. Has become more popular within that same period? Have the number of registered and full time guides on the lake (and everywhere) increased?

HRG had 18 boats out today