Thread: Questions for the fishery gurus

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Problem here is crowding , too many Crappie hurt size .IMO. Size limits don't work everywhere, been tried here.

You are 100% correct CA. Length limits only work in certain situations. The smaller crappie on Nimrod need to be thinned out. A length limit would be counter productive.

Originally Posted by D10

You are 100% correct CA. Length limits only work in certain situations. The smaller crappie on Nimrod need to be thinned out. A length limit would be counter productive.

I'm doing all I can, Matt.

Originally Posted by Buckrub

I'm doing all I can, Matt.

We need more folks like you Bill!

The fish we have been catching on the river around palarm are pretty poor looking as well. The females have spawned and looking rough. Well they were looking rough but after a quick swim in peanut oil they were all good.

Uh oh. LORD help us if we did!

50 fish limits needed on this lake in mu opion overpopulated!!!!!

Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

50 fish limits needed on this lake in mu opion overpopulated!!!!!

I suggested a reduced limit of bigger Crappie with no limit on under sized ones. Think it could'nt hurt but doubt it could be passed even for one year. I just refuse to keep dinks even when I think it would help. Best we can hope for is the COE sticking to partial drawdowns every 5 years.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

. I just refuse to keep dinks even when I it would help.

This is why it doesn't get better. Too many folks think the same way you do. If you don't keep dinks, who will. Everyone always wants to keep a cooler full of slabs. Sometimes this isn't the best thing for the lake. But you are entitled to fish the way you want and keep what you want (as long as it is within the regs).