Slot limit for...

[tench]

I'm sure this has been brought up before but how do people feel about a slot limit for highly pressured fish species on certain bodies of water? Lets hear some suggestions/reasoning behind them.

[TRT]

Yep VT should change the regs on pike too two fish a day. One over ? 38 and one under ? 28 and
we will have an incredible trophy fishery. 

[trout slayer 21]

in lakes with just pike that would be fine but lakes with a fragile trout population like magog i think they should wipe all the pike out completely!!!!!!! they eat every kinda fish there is and whats worst is the rainbows that head up the orleans river have to go thru the pike bay and they wipe them out! i hate pike gonna kill a few today
 

[pikeaddict]

in lakes with just pike that would be fine but lakes with a fragile trout population like magog i think they should wipe all the pike out completely!!!!!!! they eat every kinda fish there is and whats worst is the rainbows that head up the orleans river have to go thru the pike bay and they wipe them out! i hate pike gonna kill a few today

Typical trout fisherman response    I wish I could use those bows for bait in VT

I don't know what the solution is, but Champlain should have some sort of regulation that protects the pike 30"- 40", b/c thats majority of your breeding population.  With the Y bones it can be tough to get good fillets out of the smaller ones, so maybe only keep one a day within that 30" - 40" range    It is a great pike fishery, but it would be nice to see some more of those 15lb+ fish coming out.

[CJiceaddict]

Typical trout fisherman response    I wish I could use those bows for bait in VT

I don't know what the solution is, but Champlain should have some sort of regulation that protects the pike 30"- 40", b/c thats majority of your breeding population.  With the Y bones it can be tough to get good fillets out of the smaller ones, so maybe only keep one a day within that 30" - 40" range    It is a great pike fishery, but it would be nice to see some more of those 15lb+ fish coming out.

Wouldn't it be awesome if you could go buy a dozen 7inch stockie type trout for pike bait!!! I agree, a slot on pike in VT would make it incredible! I'm am pessimistic though about whether it would really ever happen-

[mrch33]

I cant wait to go to Magog to fish Pike.  I love catching trout and using em as bait or just throwing them to the seagulls...what? is this wrong?  why should it be any different depending on species.  Killing fish just cause your targeting another is just flat our wrong. 

[mikefishon]

same as the river 1 pike 28" or better what the heck are you going to do with a 20" pike anyway and how about bass 5 a day is bulls***

[CJiceaddict]

same as the river 1 pike 28" or better what the heck are you going to do with a 20" pike anyway and how about bass 5 a day is bulls***

I thought I heard they changed this rule this year for the conn river anyway- Not sure- never would keep more than one for the pan

[Vtgooseman]

I think the slot limit on Carmi for Walleye needs some work.  5 fish a day seems like a lot and with all of the pressure this year it seems to have taken its toll.

[coldsteel]

I cant wait to go to Magog to fish Pike.  I love catching trout and using em as bait or just throwing them to the seagulls...what? is this wrong?  why should it be any different depending on species.  Killing fish just cause your targeting another is just flat our wrong.

well said, and it is nice to see people sticking up for the lil slime darts haha they get such a bad rep.. I fish trout also but I tell you what I would rather catch a tophy pike over a trophy trout any day!!!!

[wilec]

threw back a fat 7 lb 31 inch female today and kept a 5 lber for supper

[northernfisher]

I would like to see some slot limits for pike, Something like 2 fish between 20-30 and one over 35. 

[Fish-On-VT]

Its not a slot limit... But I've always been very interested in what a minimum 15" length on Brown & Rainbow Trout for Bomoseen, Champlain, Dunmore, St. Catherine, Echo, Memphremagog, and other similar bodies of water would do for the population

[whipplebuck]

Its not a slot limit... But I've always been very interested in what a minimum 15" length on Brown & Rainbow Trout for Bomoseen, Champlain, Dunmore, St. Catherine, Echo, Memphremagog, and other similar bodies of water would do for the population

Hey you like starting trouble LOL  ...    I am all in favor of slot limits or lower number creel limits to manage any and all of our fish species...   you going out this weekend ?? 

[woodyvt]

Was talking about this very subject the other day and I have to say I think it would only benefit the fishing.  A lot of coastal states have done slot limits for striped bass and in my opinion has helped increase the numbers of larger fish.

I guess I would need to understand the reproductive cycles of whatever species would be targeted for slot limits.

[Fish-On-VT]

Hey you like starting trouble LOL  ...    I am all in favor of slot limits or lower number creel limits to manage any and all of our fish species...   you going out this weekend ??

Ya, I occasionally like to start some trouble 
But I do honestly wonder how the trout population would do with a similar type 15" minimum length restriction like they do with salmon... the F&W spends tons of $ on stocking 8" brown & rainbow trout... & why? It should be at-least researched if these bodies of water could build a sustainable population on their own...

Anyways, I'm not sure on this weekend... we are booked on Saturday & it looks cold on Sunday (not for me, but the boys & wife wouldn't do so good...)