S.T.A.R (Before & After Creel Change)

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by "W"

I have said this all alone also...you can only hold so many fish in a given area! If you stop fishing for 10 years it will not matter! You will still only be able to hold that X amount of fish! I have no problem with the 15 limit but I have concerns that it is not the best thing for trout growth. Guides have no problems putting 45 to 60 trout in the boat..... Big trout have declined and declined and your more common limits are 12-15 inch trout . Its rare to have a 3lb adv 30 trout box like 8-10 years ago!

This is true and you cannot compare oysters to trout. Trout are the wild hogs of the salt water. Reproduce like crazy. It's takes a long time for oysters to grow and reproduce! I find it very disturbing to alter fishing/hunting oppurtunities based on a survey rather than any biological evidence!