Thread: Lake Monroe Saturday

All females with roe!

Hey guys , I'm over from SC . Me and my dad fished Monroe Fri. and Sat. We kept around 80 Good ( CRAPPIE ) . Still seemed kinda slow for that lake , but we really enjoyed it . You guys are lucky to have those kind of lakes in Florida !

Originally Posted by gfox

Hey guys , I'm over from SC . Me and my dad fished Monroe Fri. and Sat. We kept around 80 Good ( CRAPPIE ) . Still seemed kinda slow for that lake , but we really enjoyed it . You guys are lucky to have those kind of lakes in Florida !

Welcome to Florida.
Just be aware of the daily limits.

Originally Posted by flycaster

Welcome to Florida.
Just be aware of the daily limits.

Which is to say, 25 per person, and some lakes have specific limits. Is Monroe the lake that the spec has to be 12" to keep? Also since Monroe is a heavily used public water, the FWC patrols in regularly.

it would take me a long time to eat 160 fillets,thats a bit overkill.save some for the rest of us.

If limit is 25 per day per person they would be 20 under limit, right? Is there a possession limit in FL? If they are legal, why would it be wrong for them to keep 80 fish? I see guys post 3 - 4 days in a row that they took a limit or 15 or so?

Originally Posted by rodbender44

If limit is 25 per day per person they would be 20 under limit, right? Is there a possession limit in FL? If they are legal, why would it be wrong for them to keep 80 fish? I see guys post 3 - 4 days in a row that they took a limit or 15 or so?

I am just making a comment on watching the limits. There was no mention of how many were caught each day and by whom.
I would hate to have someone post that they enjoyed the day, weekend or whatever catching and keeping crappie and have someone later tell they were given a summons for over limits.

Right,

Possession limit is two days bag limit. It is illegal to transport or possess more than two days bag limit of fish per licensed angler without a commercial license. Exceptions are fish legally acquired from aqua culturists (fish farmers) for use in aquaria, for brood stock, pond stocking or properly marked for the market. Fish may not be filleted nor their head or tail removed until the angler is finished fishing for the day to allow confirmation of measurements. Non-native fishes, except for peacock bass and triploid grass carp, should not be returned to the water, and should be consumed or disposed of properly. No freshwater fish or their eggs may be taken or possessed except as permitted by these rules nor shall anyone wantonly or willfully waste the same.

5 Black bass (largemouth, Suwannee, spotted, and shoal bass, individually or in total), only one of which may be 22 inches or longer in total length.

* In south Florida : only one bass may be 14 inches in total length or longer.
* South and east of the Suwannee River: black bass less than 14 inches in total length must be released immediately.
* In the Suwannee River, areas north and west of the Suwannee River, and in any tributary river, creek or stream of the Suwannee River: black bass less than 12 inches in total length must be released immediately.

50 Panfish including bluegill, redear sunfish (shellcracker), flier, longear sunfish, mud sunfish, shadow bass, spotted sunfish (stumpknockers), warmouth and redbreast sunfish, individually or in total.

25 Black Crappie (speckled perch).

20 Striped bass, white bass, and sunshine bass (individually or in total), of which only 6 may be 24 inches or longer in total length.

In some of the Fish Management areas there are 10 and 12 inch regs on crappie, but I COULD NOT find anything on Lake Monroe. I am getting my information from a fishing show, and perhaps they were fishing Lake Jackson and I got confused. Follow the link below:

FWC - Florida Fishing Freshwater Fishing Regulations Summary

Thanks Ben.
I just couldn't lay my hands on the regulations at the moment.

Sorry Flycaster, I was referring to the post by sliknquik about them keeping 80 fish. Sounded to me like they were under the limit and I see reference to many guys on here keeping a limit so I just wondered why keep 20 under their limit would be so wrong? I hate game hogs also, but a guy who likes to eat fish should be able to keep fish within the law and not have to justify it. Sorry if I came off wrong.