I am rather surprised that a lot of you seem to think fisherman don't have an impact on fish populations.

That's like saying Deer hunters don't have an impact on deer populations.


Why do you think Illinois starts it's firearm season after the rut?


Limiting the number of fish people can catch during the spawn and pre spawn would clearly allow more females to lay their eggs.

It would also allow more fish to breed before they are caught. (If fish are caught and removed from the water, they can't breed, or lay eggs).


Here is another idea: How about allowing fisherman to keep 20 crappie per day, but in order to keep the crappie, they would have to be 12 inches long.

Is that too much to ask? Doing this would easily save and add a lot of crappie to the lake for future generations to enjoy.