over 25" fish put back

[gamefisher]

In my humble opinion, this regulation makes sense for river segments that fall under the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment designation (of which the West Branch does fall under but not listed as Critical Habitat).  In my other humbler opinion, why even list it under general regulations and cloudy the water when there are also a slew of special regulations in place.  List the maximum size under the specific water body and move on.

As said above, this regulation has been in place for several years (or more) downeast and other??? places.

Been listed that way for 25 plus years, I think woodchip has just been sleeping that long, nothing new ole boy!

[GasBlaster]

Wood chips has been keeping monster browns from rivers for years and years . He's not going to waist his time on them now if he can't keep em .

[joefishmore]

Indeed, I have seen them, butnot  for many years.
Cormorants have been protected since 1972 and they wipe out the trout and salmon the minute they hit the salt water.