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Please sign this petition lowering the daily catch per person to 20 over 12 inches. Lake Washington is rated as the 2nd Best Crappie Lake in the US
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Also please post to facebook and have your friends do likewise. I you love crappie fishing help us conserve this natural resource.
Hey BC21,
What do the scientist say about this change? Got a link?
The 2nd best crappie lake in the US and you want to change something up? If it aint broke don't fix it, you may regret it later
Crappie are VERY PROLIFIC breeders and if you DON'T have scientific PROOF that the limits should be changed I would leave them alone and let the wildlife and fisheries handle it. Not saying you don't know what you are talking about but I know on my home lake of Calcasieu (Big Lake to the locals) (Salt water) that the guides pressured the wildlife and fisheries into changing the limits on speckled trout to 25 instead of 50, even after the wildlife and fisheries told them that the lake could DEFINITELY handle the pressure. Now we have 1 lake that has a limit of 25 and all the surrounding lakes and waterways around Big lake still have a limit of 50. Doesn't make much since to me. If your lake has handled the pressure for all the years before and it is the 2nd best lake in the U.S., why would you want to change it? As PointMan3 says, if it aint broke, don't fix it. You may end up opening a can of worms that you can't close.
25 trout 12" length is state wide now except big lake is 15 with only ,2 over 25"
Due to the word getting out about how good this lake is four or five years ago due to attention from Major crappie tournaments.....the pressure on this lake has been unreal.....and yes the fisherman can see the decline has already started. They changed the crappie regs on the famous big four in MS years ago and recently changed them again and it has proven to help.
If any of you have ever fished Lake Washington in MS......or ever plan too....please go to the link and sign the petition
We know we have a Great Lake. We are wanting to stay in front of the ball instead of behind it. I've fished this lake for 10 years so I've got a good understanding on the population of the lake. It's declined over the last three years!! This past spring I counted 77 boats within a mile of me. To kinda give you an idea on the pressure it gets.
You are correct jig rig, sorry must have got them confused with the limits for specks on toledo bend. lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
I have seen that many boats packed in one cove on the lake I fish. And you can bet that 95% of those folks heard a report and probably only caught a cold that day. Believe me, I used to live on another lake in north Louisiana that was phenomenal for fishing and they went against biologists recommendations on how many grass carp to stock. They listened to the people and not the biologists. Bye bye trophy bass lake. Just saying that because a few people aren't catching fish doesn't mean anything. White perch need to be thinned out. You can't hardly find anyone to put white crappie in a pond, because they are so prolific. Just be careful what you wish for, you just may get it. Seen it happen once and another lake called D'arbonne is gonna be up next I fear. Public are pushing for more restrictions on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bchappell
FYI the scientist say the data doesn't justify the change.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/s...-ban/32018313/
FYI the scientist say the data doesn't justify the change.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/s...-ban/32018313/
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Fisheries Bureau Director Larry Pugh said the lake will continue to be monitored, but at this point nothing indicates the crappie sizes and population are suffering.
“Our data doesn’t show there is a problem,” Pugh said. “We’ll sample again this fall, like we do every year, and see where we’re at.”
As for a 12-inch minimum, Pugh said various models were evaluated and at Lake Washington it wouldn’t cause an improvement.
“We just didn’t see any yield in increased size or count,” Pugh said. “If we thought the 12-inch minimum was the silver bullet, we’d do it at every fishery.”
While current data does not support changes at Lake Washington, Pugh said anglers’ concerns will also be considered.
“We’re certainly interested in public input, but we’re going to stand behind our data, too,” Pugh said. “If we can meet in the middle, we’ll move forward.
Let the professionals handle it, don't let the loud voices of a few get in the way. Thats the reason our monuments are being taken down right now
And don't want to open to big can o worms, but the yo-yo complaint about them not being "fair" is getting old too. I don't use them but they don't bother me. When there are fish on the trees, there are plenty more staging a little further out. What constitutes 'fair" anyways?
Is having 12 poles with 3 jigs on it really "fair"? Is pulling 8 crankbaits really "fair"?
Very good points PointMan.
Or you could do like the wife and I. When we don't have any fish, we will keep 12 to 15 in the 8 to 10" range, after we have a few in the freezer we will keep only 10" and above. With more in the freezer we go to 12" or better, still only keeping 12 to 15 each trip. Not because we can't catch more, just want to leave some for others, mainly I don't like cleaning more that that.:cheers2