Freshwater Fisheries Forum January 30 at Hackettstown Hatchery

[AndyS]

A public forum to discuss freshwater fisheries research, management and recreational angling in New Jersey will be held on Saturday January 30 at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery in Warren County. The forum will begin at 10:00 am.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/news/2016/fshforumnorth16.htm

[NJSquatch]

Anyone know how long these typically last?

[UglyStick]

Usually between 1 and 2 hours total - not really that long.

You can usually get the chance to see some cool stuff at the hatchery too if you have some more time.

[Dave B.]

You also get a chance to speak with the biologists who monitor our ponds, lakes and streams and recommend regulation changes to the F&G council. If you have any concerns for a specific water or for a species' regs in general it's a chance to be heard by those who can make changes if warranted. Also most of the biologists hang around for some time after the 'official' meeting so you can have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with them if you wish.

[liveitup1.75liter]

3 walleye at 18inch outta the Raritan river is too much!!

[liveitup1.75liter]

In my opinion the minimum size on everything should increase by 25 percent or so!!!

[liveitup1.75liter]

And dnt get me started I can't ice fish in county parks!!!! At least in sommerset that is

[Jigman13]

3 walleye at 18inch outta the Raritan river is too much!!

Should be 1 or 2 fish and a slot size to protect our fatties! 16-20" or so... Maybe lower. I dunno when they reach boom boom time maturity or if they successfully breed in the RR though.

[NJSquatch]

i would like to see a reduction in all daily creel limits, especially lmb 5 fish is just too many

[liveitup1.75liter]

Absolutely. Especially considering population growth!! I'm curious how long they have gone unchanged

[AndyS]

Good fisheries meeting today 1/30/16, to bad only 30 people showed up. At least 14 State workers were there including Dave Chanda himself.

[huntcountypussbuck]

Good to see you today Andy. Very informational. Was able to speak with Lisa barno and ask some questions. Ron gave me a tour and allowed me to feed some large trout as well.

[Skunk City]

Anyone care to share the details of the forum?

[AndyS]

Lots and lots of stuff for a 3 hour meeting. An hour and a half discussion on the 6 year study of Wild Trout Streams in N.J. The best part is after the meeting the biologists are in no hurry to run out the door !! You could talk openly to any one of them for as long as you liked about any topic you desire.

[thyer]

Attendance could have been affected by the Fly Fishing show in somerset. The crowd was the worst if your a spectator, best if you're a vendor. I went again today so I could actually look at stuff up close instead of 3 deep.