No Change to Speckled Trout regulations

Not sure how I feel on the regulations either way but the reasons cca mentioned for overturning them were disappointing.

Solid source on this?

FB post from someone who attended the meeting:

15 Fish / 13.5 inches rejected unanimously by LA Senate & House Oversight.

The 22 members of the Louisiana Senate and House Natural Resource Committees met jointly today, and unanimously rejected the WLF Commission’s new 15 fish / 13.5 inch speckled trout regulation passed a few months ago. The issue will go back to the WLF Commission for reconsideration.

While most of the members were OK with the 15 fish creel, many expressed concern that moving to 13.5 inches would increase pressure on larger female trout and about the inevitable increase in release mortality. They also expressed considerable concern about other factors (besides rec effort) that impact trout, and how nothing is being done to address those issues. Finally, the members were concerned about the impacts moving to 13.5 inches would have on anglers and businesses along the coast that depend on trout fishing.

To be clear: The joint committees couldn’t approve 15 fish and reject 13.5 inches...they could only approve or reject the entire rule, so that’s what they did. It was the right move.

THANK YOU to the large group of anglers and guides from around the state who showed up today to express your concerns. Your presence in the room and willingness to testify set the tone.

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While most of the members were OK with the 15 fish creel, many expressed concern that moving to 13.5 inches would increase pressure on larger female trout and about the inevitable increase in release mortality. They also expressed considerable concern about other factors (besides rec effort) that impact trout, and how nothing is being done to address those issues. Finally, the members were concerned about the impacts moving to 13.5 inches would have on anglers and businesses along the coast that depend on trout fishing.

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Wait, politicians did something right and used logic in doing so? I thought that was dead a long time ago.

Changing the creel to 15 fish isn't necessary but it won't effect many people either. I rarely keep a limit, usually 30-40 fish between me and my partner is good enough and we start goofing off unless the fishing is just red hot and we end up with 50 in the boat quickly. It will suck for someone that doesn't go often and hits a good day and they have to stay at 15 after paying a guide $750+ for the trip.

Why in the fvck are we letting politicians make decisions on wildlife regulations?? Am I the only one that thinks this is insane?

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Do something about the pogey boats and our inshore fishing problems are solved.

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that's a smaller part of the problem compared to the rapid declining habitat of our estuaries.

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In my opinion, the BP spill and the repeated openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.

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bigger issues are... since levees were built and too many canals were dug especially the MRGO, the death warrant for LS marshes was executed. Marshes in LA especially SE LA look dramatically different than they did 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago... and exponentially so...

Yet La has heard the warnings for our habitat loss and have been ignored for years - that chicken is coming home to roost

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many expressed concern that moving to 13.5 inches would increase pressure on larger female trout

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inevitable increase in release mortality.

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Neither of these assumptions have any evidence to support them.

I don’t think the 25-15 would have done a whole lot. Most people aren’t catch 15fish per person anyways.

A size limit increase to 15” would have the greatest benefit.

The more I think about it the more I feel like I’m not in favor of the government making those changes but we can take conservation into our own hands. Just self limit unless you really need to bring a bunch of filets home.

Nobody is catching 15" fish in the marsh consistently. On the beaches and bays yea. But now you alienate most of your recreational fisherman.

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I don’t think the 25-15 would have done a whole lot. Most people aren’t catch 15fish per person anyways.

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Yeah 15 per day would mostly affect the guides I seriously doubt the average fisherman going out is keeping 25/day regularly which is why I didn't care about going to 15 but I like keeping 12 inchers