Participate: Use link below to comment on the change in trout regulations- TPWL

[JimD]

To provide comments online and to peruse the frequently asked questions section concerning spotted seatrout, see:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business..._scoping.phtml


Art Morris
Fishery Outreach Specialist
Corpus Christi Field Station

(361) 825-3356

info from web page. Blue items below also link to posted information - JimD
Scoping: Spotted Seatrout Conservation Measures

Comment Period: 5 p.m. December 22, 2010, through 5 p.m. January 19, 2011
Due to continued public interest in overall spotted seatrout population health, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division is obtaining public input on potential conservation measures for spotted seatrout as part of the annual statewide proclamation process. Coastal Fisheries staff would like input on how spotted seatrout are currently managed in Texas.
Check these frequently asked questions for more information.
See a list of the January scoping meeting sites and dates.
Please provide any comments you have concerning spotted seatrout management in Texas in the space below, then click the Submit button.

[SUPER SPOOK]

everybody should put in their 2 cents worth on this subject. thanks 4 the link JimD.

[Muddskipper]

our come out on the 5th to the Dickinson TPWD locaion and here what they say

[3rd Coast Aggie]

Thanks for the link!

[trophytroutman]

Thanks for the link and sure will put in my 2 cents.

[corndog]

How bout a 7 trout limit? just a thought since its hard to catch 7 trout on a regular basis. Who knows?

[Swells]

I like down south were we have the 5-trout limit inside the passes and 10 trout in the surf. The limits didn't seem to affect the fishing all that much - many of the guides actually wanted the 5-trout limit because they make money on trophies and tournaments, not on a bunch of runts. Just sayin', it wasn't all that bad as I feared it could be here. Most of the guys are targeting reds anyway, and taking some trout on the side.

I won't say what's up the San Antone and Aransas Bay, which seems to me like you got some other factors up there. I recall lack of freshwater inflows, starving whopping cranes one year, bad summer water quality (with high levels of bacteria such as Vibrio), fish kills, and a possible lack of water excahnge because Cedar Bayou is still closed. I don't know what's happening to be honest, since down here it was just plain old fishing pressure and some pretty bad red tide.

Not sure if the upper coast and West End needs to be regulated yet. That's where you folks got to stand up for your rights.