Tripletail Size and Creel limit changes

[Chip Landry]

How did this go from a triple tail discussion to a pissing contest over fresh/saltwater marshes and the weirs?

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Chip Landry

How did this go from a triple tail discussion to a pissing contest over fresh/saltwater marshes and the weirs?

They call him W

[Duck Butter]

Back on subject, this is just a preliminary discussion, no changes will happen anytime soon, if ever. There is very very little known about tripletail and their biology/ecology except for a few studies in MS. We definitely want our guys (LDWF) working on this rather than the feds. If lstudies are performed and there is nothing that raises any alarms then nothing will happen. I don't see anything wrong with wanting to take care of our fisheries. Not long ago yellowfin tuna were weren't targeted that often whereas now they are a delicacy, redfish were not considered a gamefish, so limits had to be placed upon them to ensure their sustainability.

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Back on subject, this is just a preliminary discussion, no changes will happen anytime soon, if ever. There is very very little known about tripletail and their biology/ecology except for a few studies in MS. We definitely want our guys (LDWF) working on this rather than the feds. If lstudies are performed and there is nothing that raises any alarms then nothing will happen. I don't see anything wrong with wanting to take care of our fisheries. Not long ago yellowfin tuna were weren't targeted that often whereas now they are a delicacy, redfish were not considered a gamefish, so limits had to be placed upon them to ensure their sustainability.

Trout populations were not being affected by a 25 per person limit but here we are.