The only changes I have heard about is the elimination of keeping one fish over 20”, where did you hear about bag limit changes? Yes I agree, the trout population has drastically declined in the last few years!I don’t think it’s been released yet but it needs to happen in SWFL. The amount of trout we have seen and caught the last 7 or 8 months is at pre gill net ban levels.
Saw it on another forum... here was the attached image. I can’t confirm it’s accurate.The only changes I have heard about is the elimination of keeping one fish over 20”, where did you hear about bag limit changes? Yes I agree, the trout population has drastically declined in the last few years!
Guys here think a fishery can’t ever be over fished by rod and reel alone. I beg to differ.Prior to this last red tide episode they were the fish everybody went after when nothing else was biting. They were almost a nuisance on good fishing days. Since last year, they have become difficult to find in any real numbers.
I’ve watched it happen to my home waters within the last 15 years. I can’t wait for the limit to be lowered here.Guys here think a fishery can’t ever be over fished by rod and reel alone. I beg to differ.
What they need to keep in mind when making regulations is look at all species in an area. When you drop the redfish people switch to trout and so on. This is what brings a lo of pressure quickly on a species.I’ve watched it happen to my home waters within the last 15 years. I can’t wait for the limit to be lowered here.
It’s a simple numbers game for my area, as far as trout go. There a far more people fishing and far more of the “meat haul” guides who book multiple trips a day.What they need to keep in mind when making regulations is look at all species in an area. When you drop the redfish people switch to trout and so on. This is what brings a lo of pressure quickly on a species.
It’s embarrassing what these guys do. If they have to rape the resource to make a living maybe they need to get a real job and just guide part time so they aren’t acting like crack heads scavenging whatever they can get.It’s a simple numbers game for my area, as far as trout go. There a far more people fishing and far more of the “meat haul” guides who book multiple trips a day.
I'm surprised that FL still has commercial fishing for trout. As I understand it, it's illegal in Texas to catch & sell trout or reds commercially. FL is usually ahead of us when it comes to conservation efforts.I do see they are not touching the commercial guys as usual They can still keep up to 24" and up to 150 per boat per day
They think a 16” trout is a hoss because they box every 12” trout they catch.Louisiana needs to do something about trout and redfish numbers. Limits are way to high there imo