Author Topic: Short Fish ??? (Read 2484 times)

imoutdoors · « **on:** Feb 11, 2007, 06:50 AM »

Is it just me or are others seeing people taking short fish at the KING . Last weekend the guy had a 21" laker in the parking lot at veterans park. this week they where keeping 20" to 21" out on the ice. does not anyone read the Rule book!! or do we need to have E.C.O.s at all the parking areas checking everyone. And no I thought it was 21" is not a good answer.

fishinfurkarma · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 08:22 AM »

"Ah, he's bleeding real bad, I don't think he's going to make it" doesn't float either. By a set of forcepts! Price Chopper has a great sea food counter if your that desprite!

rondog · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 08:32 AM »

Comming off the ice at Vet's park yesterday and saw 3 Lakers that were short.The guys are not even trying to hide them.Thease are the same guys that will be crying that they are being harrased by DEC.

coldbum · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 10:02 AM »

If you have cell service give DEC a ring. Granted they are usually stretched pretty thin as far as man power but it can not hurt to try! Maybe if these people get caught and pay a fine for those fish. They might be more inclined to buy dinner at PriceChopper or fish a little harder for the legal sized fish

rob-s · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 11:33 AM »

see if there proud enouph to let you take a picture of them

jayswimmer09 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 11:36 AM »

i would confront them and just start talking about how your friends with some officers and be like man i cant believe those are legal if u keep talking about the fish it makes them very nervous

Wellsy · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 11:53 AM »

Don't even bother D.E.C unless it's Something really wrong going on, like when somebody is walking off the lake with 3 or4, 5 gal pails filled with perch, or worse.
Just tell those plicks what they really are to their face, and hope they don't wipe the parking lot with your ars.
If they do...then you can report them to the IS police for a good old NY style ars whoopin.

rob-s · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 02:38 PM »

whats the limit on perch ?

kayak2fish · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 03:54 PM »

The worst violation I have ever seen was at Mountain Pond in Franklin County. The artificial lures only, no ice fishing trout water. A family was camped out and had caught upwards of 50 brook trout, all with worms under bobbers and all from like 3 inches to 10 inches. They had them all on several stringers hung around their campsite like Christmas garland. I didn't report them, but I kind of regret it.

bigbear138 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 08:09 PM »

OMG much cheaper too go too the fish market and buy some trout, than facing a hefty fine, i caught many lakers today that where over 23" and only kept 1 witch where plenty for me. That one was 25" Just blows my mind too see people do stupid crap like this, these jerks are the same one you see on trout streams after they have been stocked loading up there creels or vest with stockies and fishing the creeks out 3 days later.

marcus · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 08:09 PM »

its 50 perch rob no limit in NH still?

rob-s · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 10:37 PM »

nh .now has a 25 perch limit,50 combined pan fish overall

JJ · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 11, 2007, 10:56 PM »

Quote from: bigbear138 on Feb 11, 2007, 08:09 PM

i caught many lakers today that where over 23" and only kept 1 witch where plenty for me. That one was 25"

bigbear138

Best day yet on the KING
« on: Feb 11, 2007, 07:38 PM »
I would have too say that today has too be the most succsessfull day yet on the king for lakers. Fished with 2 other friends off the million $ beach and caught 20 or so lakers all ranging from20''-26'' but only 3 where keepers.

GM2500HD · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 05:37 AM »

Throw'em all back. Let them get BIG!

Fished the south end Saterday. 7 Lakers caught, 3 keepers. All were returned to the water, except 1 23" that my cousin caught. That was his first Lake Trout ever. Just a great day.

AirManCam · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 06:37 AM »

Quote from: CAPTJJ on Feb 11, 2007, 10:56 PM

bigbear138

Best day yet on the KING
« on: Feb 11, 2007, 07:38 PM »
I would have too say that today has too be the most succsessfull day yet on the king for lakers. Fished with 2 other friends off the million $ beach and caught 20 or so lakers all ranging from20''-26'' but only 3 where keepers.

Haha, busted!

JJ · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 07:28 AM »

Quote from: LUNDWC16 on Feb 12, 2007, 05:37 AM

Throw'em all back. Let them get BIG!

Fished the south end Saturday. 7 Lakers caught, 3 keepers. All were returned to the water, except 1 23" that my cousin caught. That was his first Lake Trout ever. Just a great day.

In reality, Lake George has too many lakers and really needs more fish harvested. Natural reproduction, especially in the South end, has greatly increased in recent years. Lake trout growth rates are decreasing, I've caught several skinny lakers in the 24-27" range. Also, the salmon fishing will not greatly improve with large numbers of lakers to compete with. The size limit will probably be reduced to 21" but not until 2010, because of the way our State legislature works.

pieman1998 · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 07:31 AM »

and again saw short lakers coming off vet park satday. people need to read the book frist before fishing

bigfish_1556 · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 08:16 PM »

BTW, this happens everywhere - no one will do something about it unless you take the initiative. Give the guys a good solid guilt laden ribbing (let 'em know how low they've really stooped for a couple fish), inform the ECO's (take license plates), and set an example by not doing it yourself.......What's the number? 888-DEC-TIPS or something?

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 08:27 PM »

I have never kept a Laker and I have caught them over 30 inches, I'd like to try one sometime but everytime I look at them and I say man this fish is like 20 years old $:-\$ and I let em go 8)

stevek · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 08:42 PM »

I have to agree with CaptJJ. Lake George has an over abundance of lakers now. I'd like to see them drop the size to 18" for a few years and let those guys keep those dinks, get them out before they start breeding. We have picked up some nice fatties in the past few years

, but there are small ones on every square foot of the lake. I couldn't really care about the landlocks getting better, as far as I know they can't spawn in the lake, so I'd rather see them stock browns, rainbows(again) or walleyes. As far as reporting other people goes, I'd just give them a little crap and tell them you see the ECO's and rangers checking guys every weekend. 8)

adk iceman · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 12, 2007, 08:56 PM »

its the people that abuse the fisheries like that that are the first ones complaining about how the fishin has gone down hill, saturday i was heading out on lake george at 10 am and met up with a couple guys from vermont coming off, they had both limited out on perch and i assumed they were done for the day, not so, as i was leaving i saw the same guys out there slamming the perch again, they must have came right back out after dropping there 100 combined fish in there turcks and commin out for another 100, it makes me think of the champlain walleye situation, everyone complains about how there are no walleyes anymore yet some of these same people tell me about how they used to paddle them in the spring time in south bay taking hundreds of large female walleyes that migrated down from the whole lake, and they did this everynight, just goes to show how only a few people can have such a drastic impact on a whole ecosystem

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