One Year After the New Trout Regulations
It's been a year since the new trout regulations have gone into effect. Judging from the fishing reports that have been submitted recently, it sounds as if the fishing has changed somewhat in response.
The regulations were changed in order to spread the harvest among more fishermen and to improve the chances of catching true trophies, but the instigator of regulation changes was most certainly drought conditions adversely effecting the state's hatchery output. The Missouri Department of Conservation found itself fighting a losing battle, and they needed to ensure that a higher percentage of the state's trout would be caught more than once.
We're anxious to hear your opinions about how the new regulations have changed things. Better, worse, same, or just different. Time for you to sound off.
The regulations were changed in order to spread the harvest among more fishermen and to improve the chances of catching true trophies, but the instigator of regulation changes was most certainly drought conditions adversely effecting the state's hatchery output. The Missouri Department of Conservation found itself fighting a losing battle, and they needed to ensure that a higher percentage of the state's trout would be caught more than once.
We're anxious to hear your opinions about how the new regulations have changed things. Better, worse, same, or just different. Time for you to sound off.
posted by Anonymous | 7:09 PM
4 Comments:
The change did not affect me. I rarely keep a fish anyway.
If conditions improve for the hatcheries, I'de like to see them keep the limit to four.
I'd say the only ones upset by the regulations are the meat hunters. They have five clips on their stringer and that last one always looks so lonely!!!
Andrew! Stop picking on your brother! I will turn this blog around right now!
Edgy comment, but still funny. Definitely, the first effects are felt on those that like to take home their limit of fish. After a year, though, I'm wondering if the average weight of a limit of fish has increased proportionately. If 5 fish weight 5 pounds last year, how much do 4 fish weight today?
A+ for effort so far, only because I haven't been out on the current since october.
As far as in the parks go, I think it's gotten better, but I'm not sure the limit has as much to do with it as allowing the stream to be a bit more natural, and not dredging a bunch of big slow holes. My experience in the parks is pretty much the flywater at Montauk.
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