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Post by mississipi on May 25, 2014 14:18:29 GMT -5
Sounds to me VDIF is attempting to the best thing they can do for the fishery based on evidence they have acquired. I think when you have huge fishing pressure and anglers demanding good fishing things can get very complicated.
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Post by Brian on May 25, 2014 14:24:00 GMT -5
I think you have it backwards. If anything, you'd want extra restrictions when the mortality rates are high which is when the slot is *not* in effect.
I personally don't think there is any real answer. There are just too many fishermen.
If you increase the number of fish, the pressure from fishermen will only increase as word gets out. If the number of fish decrease and the fishing starts to suck, we'll have fewer fishermen and the fish population will recover... until word gets out and the cycle repeats.
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Post by Gator on May 25, 2014 16:06:51 GMT -5
I say we drain the lake and build the worlds largest miniature golf coarse. With a BIG windmill!!
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Post by creeker on May 25, 2014 20:21:23 GMT -5
I also recommend moving the start date of the slot from 11/1 to 10/15. My personal logs show low to mid 60 degree water temps in the upper Roanoke portion of the lake in mid October. I believe fish will survive releasing in these temps. The upper Roanoke experiences heavy fishing pressure in Oct & Nov and large numbers of fish are caught & removed. This is contributing to fewer fish overall. Changing the slot start date and slot lengths will give these otherwise keeper fish more time to live and grow." This had to do with my post. When those fish are in the upper end of the Roanoke even I can catch them. If many fish are being removed maybe something done here would help. I don't fish the hot weather & every fish I returned last fall-winter made it. I've only kept one fish in the last 20 years. That fish was caught mid summer on 6 pound line with an 1/8 oz. jig & was dead at the boat.
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