Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/new...s_proposal.htm

F&W is soliciting comments before they write the draft language. Deadline to submit is May 5

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

Im surprised wild brook trout are even taken for eating. I thought it was common knowledge to only fish for these guys for CnR and everyone just eats the stocked ones, and occasionally wild browns/bows

I've hardly seen brook trout posted here big enough for the current minimum size limit.

Feels like a good proposal; if we want to be fishing big wild brook trout there needs some regulations to protect them

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

I like the changes. Should be easier to protect the brook trout now that we don't stock them.

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

I'm also all for it. It can't really hurt- and then changes to stocking also will help.

I know ppl will complain about more regs. But maybe having them will make guys think b4 they fish or do something silly.

I also like the increased awareness

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

I think 100% C&R on wild Brook Trout and such is already in place. When was the last time you saw a guy with a stringer and a jar of power cheese hiking way up the mountain side to fish some little trickle of water just to fill a stringer ?
You won't see me up on those tiny creeks, but I am all for 100% C&R.

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

I'd be okay with C&R for the native brookies. However, this proposal is very telling, because it shows that F&W will never stock brookies again, since they can't expect the average fisherman to distinguish between natives and stockies.

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

The Brook Trout is our state fish! Protect them please!!! The smaller ones are friggin beautiful! And how tough are they? Holding up through floods, droughts, predators? Let em live!!!

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

Don't forget to express your opinion to the email. It's awesome that they're waiting for our input on this.

To be honest I'm expecting that this is just a small step in future regulations to come. Probably the next step is to start making some wts off limits to fishing (although a lot of them are on private property already)

Hopefully we get to see the effects sometime

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

It all sounds good on paper . now in force the law . thats the weak link .

Re: Wild Brook Trout Regulations Proposed
 

It seems easy when there are hardly any brook trout in a keepable size to begin with. People fishing for dinner are going after other fish and not the tiny wild ones