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Are LA anglers overfishing speckled trout? Interesting article
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:19 pm
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:21 pm to ReelFun
I can certainly say that I've seen a decrease in both quality and quantity lately. I'm not a huge saltwater angler, but trout get slammed all year long. Wouldn't be shocking if we were putting a dent in 'em.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:31 pm to CajunFootball
I would think the amount of specs caught has to do with water conditions more than anything else
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:32 pm to Hammertime
In my personel experience, yes. Overall I don't think water conditions have that much of an impact. Give me a few minutes I'm running numbers right now that I will post soon.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:35 pm to CajunFootball
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In my personel experience, yes. Overall I don't think water conditions have that much of an impact. Give me a few minutes I'm running numbers right now that I will post soon.
interesting.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:38 pm to ReelFun
Those oyster reefs and such I think play a big role
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:38 pm to ReelFun
There's no way the recreational sector has that great an impact on trout. Nothing will convince me that we do. All of the water and all of the structure we have and the fact that I RARELY put together a whole limit leads me to this conclusion.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:40 pm to Motorboat
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I RARELY put together a whole limit leads me to this conclusion.
you hardly ever see people limiting out
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:42 pm to carrotsticktiger
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ou hardly ever see people limiting out
On trout? I never had that problem when I fished Golden Medow during the winter. We almost always caught our limit. I have pictures at the house with 200 trout strected out waiting to be cleaned.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:43 pm to carrotsticktiger
Hard to see if you are sitting around drinking beers on East Boyd
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:46 pm to Hammertime
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:49 pm to Hammertime
I honestly think land loss / coastal erosion should be considered as a major contributing factor.. The number of shallow spawning areas are diminishing exponentially.
This post was edited on 3/1/13 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:49 pm to Hammertime
From Seagrant&LSU
9.6m Specks in one year....
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If the entire commercial speckled trout harvest were divided up equally among Louisianas over 400 thousand recreational anglers, each sport fisherman would get less than one fish per person per year.
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If our coastal areas remain unpolluted and coastal erosion is controlled, management will be the key.
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In the last 10 years, recreational fishermen have harvested an average of 6,578,061 speckled trout from Louisiana waters annually. The best year for recreational landings was 2000 with a take of 9,615,942 specks.
9.6m Specks in one year....
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:50 pm to CajunFootball
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On trout?
Yes--on trout. See the title of the thread. My personal and completely unscientific opinion is that the trout population ebbs and flows with the shrimp population over time. Is there data correlating this?
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:51 pm to CajunFootball
My previous post is from a 2003 study. I couldn't find the report from more recent survey.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:52 pm to CajunFootball
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9.6m Specks in one year....
How is all of this data collected? No one has EVER polled me on how many trout I caught in a year.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:54 pm to Motorboat
Estimates from random boat launch interviews
Posted on 3/1/13 at 3:08 pm to Motorboat
No idea how they got their research done.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 3:11 pm to Motorboat
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9.6m Specks in one year....
How is all of this data collected? No one has EVER polled me on how many trout I caught in a year
Commercial data should be handed in whenever the commercial fisherman catches their fish. Wildlife is very strict on this. The fisherman and the seafood dock must report it. The report the fisherman hands in are called trip tickets. They have to do it for all fish they catch and also shrimp,crabs,etc.
Recreational I'm sure is just an estimate.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 3:27 pm to JasonL79
I'm no biologist but I find it to be a pretty big coincidence that when a "new" spot is dicovered and many anglers flock to this location, very shortly thereafter the fishing becomes sub-par.
The numbers of big fish caught in the last 5 years has plummeted. I can't say for sure what's causing it but the fishing pressure the trout receive sure can't help the situation.
The numbers of big fish caught in the last 5 years has plummeted. I can't say for sure what's causing it but the fishing pressure the trout receive sure can't help the situation.
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