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

[chasin'tail]

Ckinchen, I don't believe the fishery is in a decline-but, the current limit that was instated has not helped one bit. That is the only measure that I know of that has been taken on regards to specks. It was done by those who have the power, I think they intended to do the fish some good, but it hasn't. w has it right to a degree, the boats that run the lake now- differently keeps the lake and reefs stirred up. You just have to be able to go when its at its optimum and you will catch your fish. Just like now the tide will be running after lunch here, and its time for me to go. And no I'm not going in BL today, I'm fishing Matagorda for the next 10 days. Good luck to all of you....

[cmdrost]

Originally Posted by chasin'tail

Ckinchen, I don't believe the fishery is in a decline-but, the current limit that was instated has not helped one bit. That is the only measure that I know of that has been taken on regards to specks. It was done by those who have the power, I think they intended to do the fish some good, but it hasn't. w has it right to a degree, the boats that run the lake now- differently keeps the lake and reefs stirred up. You just have to be able to go when its at its optimum and you will catch your fish. Just like now the tide will be running after lunch here, and its time for me to go. And no I'm not going in BL today, I'm fishing Matagorda for the next 10 days. Good luck to all of you....

You are right.....the biologists said for it to have an impact, we'd have to go to 10 or lower.

You can thank BP, because without that oil spill, the whole state is prob at 10 right now. The powers that be didn't want to do that during the spill mess and risk the PR nightmare. But just my 2 cents, I think another change is coming. The numbers haven't been good for years, and this is state-wide.

["W"]

Originally Posted by cmdrost

You are right.....the biologists said for it to have an impact, we'd have to go to 10 or lower.

You can thank BP, because without that oil spill, the whole state is prob at 10 right now. The powers that be didn't want to do that during the spill mess and risk the PR nightmare. But just my 2 cents, I think another change is coming. The numbers haven't been good for years, and this is state-wide.

I dont know if its hurt or helped but I dont see any improvement over all from the limit change..
But I do see a decrease in big trout being caught and if its a cycle it should come around and prove it self.
If the Biologist said it would not do any good unless you went to 10 trout then why go to 15 if we knew it would do no good??? Why change something that is not broke
Im a conservationist and believe you have to keep things in check. Limits are set to improve things and only thing I have improved is a faster limit

I would like someone to find the Shoot Out winners from where it started-2011 and lets see what the Top 5 trout from each year were,
I promise you see the same thing.....Decrease in trout size after the creel change..... This year had to be the worst weight of all them with a 5.96lb trout

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by "W"

I dont know if its hurt or helped but I dont see any improvement over all from the limit change..
But I do see a decrease in big trout being caught and if its a cycle it should come around and prove it self.
If the Biologist said it would not do any good unless you went to 10 trout then why go to 15 if we knew it would do no good??? Why change something that is not broke
Im a conservationist and believe you have to keep things in check. Limits are set to improve things and only thing I have improved is a faster limit

I would like someone to find the Shoot Out winners from where it started-2011 and lets see what the Top 5 trout from each year were,
I promise you see the same thing.....Decrease in trout size after the creel change..... This year had to be the worst weight of all them with a 5.96lb trout

One year at Burton Coliseum I placed 18th with a 6.26. 20 trout all over 6lbs that year but I can't remember what year it was.