12-21-2019, 05:09 AM
I hope you did well at Scofield. I'll be on ice tomorrow at a lake X. Your request for input on regulations wasn't just for me I'm sure, we'd love to hear what other anglers are thinking.
As mentioned regulations for 2020 are set already with no harvest allowed on bluegill. Not sure why bass aren't under the same regulation, but I doubt any could be found with so few catchable bass in there currently
Anyway moving forward I believe that any fish can be over harvested so I would be in favor of a smaller limit of 10 or 15 on bluegill to begin with as the population gets established, but allow any size initially. I've also thought about a split season to protect spawning populations, like May 1 through July 31 10 bluegill then 20 the rest of the year.
I'd also like to protect the bass, but with current trends of C&R they may not need much extra regulation.
Anyway just some thoughts. We have time for inputs to look at many different options. My opinion will undoubtedly evolve with new data and other ideas. The DWR is planning to send out surveys next year, I believe. Watch for those so each of you can be heard.
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As mentioned regulations for 2020 are set already with no harvest allowed on bluegill. Not sure why bass aren't under the same regulation, but I doubt any could be found with so few catchable bass in there currently
Anyway moving forward I believe that any fish can be over harvested so I would be in favor of a smaller limit of 10 or 15 on bluegill to begin with as the population gets established, but allow any size initially. I've also thought about a split season to protect spawning populations, like May 1 through July 31 10 bluegill then 20 the rest of the year.
I'd also like to protect the bass, but with current trends of C&R they may not need much extra regulation.
Anyway just some thoughts. We have time for inputs to look at many different options. My opinion will undoubtedly evolve with new data and other ideas. The DWR is planning to send out surveys next year, I believe. Watch for those so each of you can be heard.
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