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Louisiana got it right.The tag (option) should be for any fish over 20 inches. Give the angler the opportunity to decide, not a few lobbied commissioners.

I haven't kept a spec I've landed for over twenty years. I've always thought a fresh lower slot spec was like a meal in the fanciest :( :( restaurant... possession limits are rarely a problem for me :oops: Its interesting to hear y'all talk about the size of the trout. I still lean toward releasing...

Didn't know that about the breeders size. I feel better about the change now. Thanks for the heads up :mrgreen: Yes, this is why after storm Uri they went to 17-23 and not lower. This will not help anyone catch a bigger trout but will hinder a potential angler from choosing to take home a memory an...

As stated by TPWD at the Rockport meeting. Female Trout 12-20 inches produce the most and healthiest eggs to keep a sustainable fishery. The misinformation on the big girls producing all the eggs is a myth. This is easy to conclude when one thinks about it, but also just look at the provided graph b...

I went back and the poles were removed and the trot-line gone. I also got skunked…I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

This is what surprised me the most. Trot-lines are not common and someone who places one should know the ends and outs This person should be knowledgeable and not just someone who picked up a combo rod/reel and accidentally broke a law. It seems clear that it needs to be marked correctly with clear ...

I didn’t read the link but I know of someone who received a citation for this and Ive also seen a GW write a citation on Lone Star Law for this. A friend of mine who fished a lot on the Brazos river with limb and trot lines was fishing with us in AP last summer. We saw a GW at the boat ramp and he ...

Trot lines are illegal in brackish or salt water in Texas. Report it to a game warden. Definitely questionable on how it is constructed, but I do not think illegal in saltwater. Game Warden is aware, if anything is done about it is another situation. https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annua...

There were no marking for TPWD that I saw and now that I think about it, someone could easily mistaken the white poles for channel markers. Next time I’ll take a picture. Hopefully I’ll be out there chasing the reds next week.

The redfish have been up in skinny water sorta waiting for bait to come by. Several big reds hit my topwater on pure blind casting… ( no real sign other than my hope). They were sitting in the grass beds in-between the sand, in groups of 2-3s. Spoons… gold spoons. They chased them like they haven’t ...

My input… get the shoulders stronger and get a paddle back in your hands.

Took the yak to the Sailboat Channel on 361 this morning. Lots of real estate showing with the super-low tides. Found some fish activity and tossed some frozen shrimp and boated two lower-slot Reds, and a bunch of shorts. The Red bite faded, and the Black Drum cranked up. Caught three 16-17" d...

A complete racket of a way to set regulations for the entire state of Texas…beyond belief.

The new trout regulations have been voted on and adopted by the commission to become effective by late March. 3 fish per day bag limit 15”-20” slot limit 1 fish per day over 30” as part of the daily bag limit. As I understand it in March the commission will also plan to vote and adopt a tagging sys...

I usually just buy a new reel every 2-3 years. With time, technology, and necessity considered I find buying a new reel a good investment. Although I still have my Stradic, can’t get it to break.

There is a December report where a member reported catching 100 in a day… I personally didn’t see much change fishing Aransas Pass the last 3 years. Same amount of trout I usually get.

Someone said it online but I agree. There are a lot of people who fish but not a lot of people who catch fish. Changing the rules so one can add that .5 to his/her PB or so that one can actually catch something is disingenuous nonetheless.

I was really hoping for that too. Or allowing 1 fish over 20” in the bag would be even better. There is still time! I wrote them about that specifically too. Based on decades of history once TPWD gets to this point (public comments) it’s a done deal. I’ll be shocked if any changes are made to the c...

I was really hoping for that too. Or allowing 1 fish over 20” in the bag would be even better. There is still time! I wrote them about that specifically too.

The changes are probably coming. 15-20 with a 3 fish limit. 1Trout over 25" being part of the daily bag. I do not agree with this proposal and have sent the needed replies. I will also be a the Rockport meeting on Jan. 9. My biggest issue is not allowing 20-25 to be retained at all. I think th...

The changes are probably coming. 15-20 with a 3 fish limit. 1Trout over 25" being part of the daily bag. I do not agree with this proposal and have sent the needed replies. I will also be a the Rockport meeting on Jan. 9. My biggest issue is not allowing 20-25 to be retained at all. I think thi...

A tag may help in multiple ways. First, if they do think the population can withstand it..why not? Some people want to catch and eat that fish so I don’t have a problem if the population can handle it. Second, if an oversized trout dies during the catch one can use the tag. Third, it could bring mor...

Happy New Year! More fishing, less talking for me.

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