Thread: Fish hogging

Originally Posted by pete

Everyone keep on fishing Jordan. Ill continue to catch 2lb slabs on a consistant basis on Wylie

Newly, ill keep you in that "inner circle"

Where exactly are you catching them? What depth and color?

Originally Posted by midcarolina

IMO.......... many times the folks that talk negatively about others keeping their limit are many times bass fisherman that have moved over to other species..........

The bass fishing culture in many area's has developed a total disdain for folks that keep ANY bass to take home..........just sayin

Although I don't speak in the negative about people fishing in a legal manner, I do suffer from the catch and release syndrome. I feel guilty about keeping fish, to put it plainly. Before I got a boat and into bass fishing, I fished to eat ( from the bank and off docks). Started bass fishing and my inner Bill Dance took over and I started releasing almost everything. I will think about this the next time I fish, if I am lucky enough to be offered a harvest.

In the meantime, roll 'em in cornmeal and drop 'em when the grease is hot, as long as they're big enough to stink up the grease.

Actually having only 2 warmwater fish hatcheries does greatly limit what kinds of fish and how many fish WRC can grow. There are also 3 trout hatcheries of varying size for what is a put and take fishery….and most are taken shortly after being put out or disperse very widely in the stream. There is 1 coolwater for walleye, muskies and smallmouth.

You nailed it when you said that the lakes should be able to take care of themselves if managed correctly and water quality is ok. Natural weather events like we had on Jordan happen and lakes recover over time and a iittle quicker with a little help.

A dilemma I deal with is whether to kill every white perch I catch or not. They are eating machines and have really hammered the white bass and compete heavily with other fish I like to catch more. I know several old time fish biologists that I greatly respect have said kill them all!

Have the cormorants whitewashed the solar bees yet?

Originally Posted by Crewmax42

Although I don't speak in the negative about people fishing in a legal manner, I do suffer from the catch and release syndrome. I feel guilty about keeping fish, to put it plainly. Before I got a boat and into bass fishing, I fished to eat ( from the bank and off docks). Started bass fishing and my inner Bill Dance took over and I started releasing almost everything. I will think about this the next time I fish, if I am lucky enough to be offered a harvest.

In the meantime, roll 'em in cornmeal and drop 'em when the grease is hot, as long as they're big enough to stink up the grease.

I will tell you what I disagree with and I hope I don't get hammered to bad for this......... professional guides and their paying customers having the same creel limits as any joe blow..........

I was just watching an episode of Oneal outside the other day he was catfishing in Santee Cooper the guide was talking about his clients catching 400lbs average on almost every trip. That IMO is what hurts a fishery...... I think the limit should be drastically reduced for guide services...........

Guides provide a valuable service, One can learn a whole lot from going on a trip with a good guide.......... But a paid pro should have reduced limits for his clients because he does have a distinct advantage over most everyone.............

Santee Cooper lakes have 325 lbs of fish per acre! Multiply 325 X 160,000 acres of water and you will believe that you can remove a lot fish that will not hurt the total population.

Monk