09-19-2013, 06:18 PM
And, I bet the number of large bass keeps going down...the question is whether the allowance of one bass over 12 inches is helping cause that reduction or simply whether that is a correlation. In other words, is the lower number of large bass a result of overharvest or a result of overcrowding. I am sure those in charge of Jordanelle have a pretty good handle on this...but, you could figure this out through a combination of creel surveys and gillnetting/electrofish samples. Or, you could tweak the regs and see if any changes can be seen. Personally, I would bet that you could double the harvest allowance of small fish and not see any changes because the harvest rate won't change...
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