| jimmythegreek |
08-09-2013 03:33 PM |
Re: Lake trout stocking for 2013:
I see both sides of the fence, BUT if the state is gonna stock certain species, they have to be responsible for them. My point is like this.....hybrids in LH and monksville, they are EATING MACHINES on herring, yet monksville is LOADED w them and so is LH, so much so that laurie sells most of the state her herring outta there, no problems at all w the states decision there. Lake trout on the other hand are WORST than hybrids, they eat everything and grow to much bigger sizes, places like MC and RV cannot keep up w that kind of pressure on their baitfish populations, the state needs to also stock herring to keep up w the demand if they choose to populate the lake w these fish. It ended up that RVTA has to work very hard to buy baitfish to keep the place alive, yet they didnt stock the lakers there the state did. I have no problems w lake trout, Ive caught them and they fight OK sometimes, its still a catch and something is better than nothing for most guys fishing those waters. My biggest problem is w the creel limits, with all the fish being stocked and especially w the musky and walleye, there are TOO many fish being taken. U all know that I fish LH heavily, and in the spring the nighttime bite on eyes is unbeleivable, I can catch as many as I want. The rest of the year, I couldnt bet on a walleye to save my life, they disappear and spending a day targeting them will usually result in a skunk, the same goes for Swartswood for the most part, but its a smaller lake w similar stock numbers and there is alot of natural reproduction that is documented. Sure theres some spots that always hold them and maybe u can get lucky, but with all the fish stocked why isnt anything consistent on some of these bodies of water? U can go to an average minnesota/north central USA lake or canada lets say, and whack walleyes all day long, musky too w multi catch days, not in NJ tho. Come fall Im on LH and see these foreigners spend ALL DAY trying to catch walleyes and they go right into the livewell if caught and Ive seen many shorts in spring and in fall being kept. With the rescources being pumped into the state from anglers, the state should designate some waters strictly catch & release for a few years, and let the populations naturally grow to trophy standards as far as numbers go, size wize nature will dictate that. Considering this is NJ I think NJFG has done a great job w the management of the fishing and its come a long way, but I dont think they have the real street level results that us anglers have that are actually out there fishing, and thats what is gonna help it go to the next level. I actually applaud Andy's efforts, he is entitled to his opinion no matter what it is, and he spends alot of time writing letters and attending meetings, thats how things start to get done or at least make an attempt. My hats off to him for his dedication
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