We all remember seeing pictures of HUGE fish from back in the day....My Grandfather had old black and white pics of his Daddy with HUGE Walleye, Pike, Musky, Crappie, Bass etc...they were strung up 30 deep, whole drying racks of HUGE fish. I'm lucky to find a fish Ohio fish in a year...all of the New Fish Records seem to be coming from Managed areas, Private lakes, ponds, etc, but still nothing in quantities like the old days...have we become poor conservationists??

So what are the reasons behind mandated Creel and Size limits??
Is poor water quality, algae blooms, etc, lowering fish spawns, fry and fish survival???
Invasive species??
Is it because of Modern Electronics is allowing everyone to find available fish??
Too many Commercial Fishermen??
Too many fishermen attracting fish to small areas and continually over fishing the areas 24/7/365??
Poor Catch and Release Techniques, wrong gear??
Poaching..."gotta get mine" mentality??
Are we all doing our part to maintain the fishery...or is it a lost cause??

I'm curious because of my home lake...2400+ acres...I don't know if we have done enough, or can do enough to sustain it!