East Side your Limit drop is comming

[meaux fishing]

Say what you want but I have every confidence that the state biologists have all the capacity to make the right recommendations. I also know that the head biologist is an avid trout fisherman as he was one of the people that taught me to fish. He also worked out of the grand isle biology station for a long time so is very familiar with that area. I know he will not recommend a limit change unless it is absolutely necessary. What the politicians do is another story however.,,,

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

Say what you want but I have every confidence that the state biologists have all the capacity to make the right recommendations. I also know that the head biologist is an avid trout fisherman as he was one of the people that taught me to fish. He also worked out of the grand isle biology station for a long time so is very familiar with that area. I know he will not recommend a limit change unless it is absolutely necessary. What the politicians do is another story however.,,,

I agree with this also, it is not the biologists by any means. LDWF has some great staff and Dr. Horst is one of the best and in his article he does mention how limits are set (SPR) and then what the current SPR is and what the SPRs are for other states and how they set their limits. The biologists gather as much data as they can and then they present the data to the Commission and then the Commission decides on the plan. These meetings are at the LDWF headquarters in BR and open to the public. The commissioners vote on the proposals. The commissioners are not wildlife professionals and never have been, they are appointed officials. These are the folks who make the decisions. You can look on wlf.la.gov and check out when the meetings are and what they are proposing for each meeting.