re: The great trout debate

It isn't the right thing to do. Look at the manner in which Uncle Sam tried to tell experienced fishermen how to manage the Red Snapper population. They were proved to be wrong of course. I am not opposed to reducing the 25 fish limit, but the key is fixing salinity levels in key breeding areas. This can be done by using diversions in an intelligent manner. Allowing the Mississippi River water to pour into Black Bay through a levee break known as Mardi Gras pass was an absolute joke. Not using the largest river control structure in the state to deal with high river levels is also a joke. More than anything (the oil spill also hurt) salinity levels in key breeding areas has hurt the trout population. The biologists act as if every fisherman is hauling in 25 trout on a consistent basis; they are not. Perhaps we should limit charter licenses; it seems to me there are too many charter captains out there.