Speckled trout limits would be reduced for Louisiana anglers under new state plan

I like that. I have never felt great about keeping 12" trout.

Don't mind these regulations but like other have unless if you don't do something about the pogey boats this basically amounts to putting a bandaid on a blown off arm.

The commissioners job is to protect the game fish...the pogey boat issue needs to be taken up with your local elected state representatives and senators . Yes pogey boats need to restricted big time so CCA and other grassroots organizations need to get out and fight to get pogey boats regulated. But you better get millions of dollars to fight dem cuz their lobbyist have millions of dollars.

Best speckled trout season in years on both sides of the state

Decreased numbers my arse.

And out of 243 trout caught in 4 trips by a total of 12 anglers, only 1 trout was caught on live bait

I estimate 1 out of 3 fish were b/w 12-13 in

There is no way I’m absorbing camp, boat, and travel expenses for this hobby when they make this official

It would be like going to the golf course and being told you can only play 11 holes. LOL

The whole recreational industry from charters to bait sales will suffer, IMO. I’ll spend my dollars on another hobby. I stopped hunting for the same reasons. Won’t be too hard

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15 trout per person is plenty

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Well, that's like your opinion, man...


15 would be plenty for me, as I can go plenty often. What about someone that goes 1-2x/yr? 25 trout doesn't sound like too much in that case.

Limit shouldn't be based on what you feel is "enough" for someone.

I've heard the same BS from some folks in Texas every time the limit gets lowered, guess what? There are more people than ever fishing in the bays of Texas. Your crazy if you think your dollars will be missed, there are plenty of sportsmen out there that do not judge the enjoyment of their trips by the number of fillets they throw in the freezer.

To each his own

I spent a wknd in Cocodrie with friends from Houston. Drove all the way over here to fish and took all the filets Caught better in a wknd than they have for years in TX

They have kayaks. No need for a boat to catch a TX limit. Nobody here going to TX to fish, and if they do, it’s for one fish with size

You say every time the limit gets lowered? LMAO. Does it get lower than 5? It’s been there for decades, right? Maybe they could pass a law that you have to bring a trout with you and release it before you can catch one.

You don’t sound like a guy with a several hundred thousand dollar camp and an expensive boat that lives 2.5 hrs from the camp. More power to you driving your truck to the beach and being fulfilled by the sport alone

Im not hating on you and your level of investment. But not everyone is satisfied by just fishing. I like catching more than fishing, and I actually enjoy cleaning fish as much as eating them.

I enjoy freshwater fishing ponds the way you enjoy saltwater. I never keep any freshwater fish. I also invest next to nothing fishing local ponds.

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I think there are bigger influences than rec. anglers such as substantial commercial forage depletion and habitat loss. If the population is dwindling and cannot rebound then it takes some coordination in regulatory action for pogeys/ adding back marsh, shell, sand, rubble, rock reef structure/ and fine tuning recreational harvest.

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Habitat degradation is the elephant in the room

Yea, but you can't just stroke a pen and fix that. Pogey boats is easy and impactful. Low hanging fruit. No brainer.