Thread: How many feel fishing regulations could use tweaking?

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Why would there be a rule change? Has there been any studies to prove we need to change?
I think you create a quagmire for the fisherman by tweaking rules for every lake. With hard evidence I’d be for it. The lakes I fish don’t have any pressure and I don’t see a reason to change.

With all that said CA, are you speaking about specific lakes or statewide?


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I know a few lakes in our area that we are seeing less fish than just a couple years ago. Look at Mississippi , they have some of the most restrictive limits but also best fishing too. Would like to see some lakes like Dardanelle reach full potential as far as size. I know not all regulations will fit every water body. One lake here already had limit reduced back down. Locals requested it and believe it is still getting hammered. Never in my 60 years have I seen so many fishing all year and with all the new electronics it has to be tough on smaller lakes. Even before livescope AGFC did a tagging study on Dardanelle and over half the tagged Crappie were turned in the first year.

Thanks for clarifying. I don’t fish Dardanelle much any more. If I were closer I would. Limit or size restrictions may be good if that is what it takes.


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The trout regulations on Bull Shoal tailwaters has a year round catch-and-release only zone that is off-limits during the brown trout spawn in January. What about of catch-and-release only period during the spawn, say during the months of March and April? That would keep a lot of folks off the water during the crucial time when the crappie population is most vulnerable.

Originally Posted by Fort Fisher

The trout regulations on Bull Shoal tailwaters has a year round catch-and-release only zone that is off-limits during the brown trout spawn in January. What about of catch-and-release only period during the spawn, say during the months of March and April? That would keep a lot of folks off the water during the crucial time when the crappie population is most vulnerable.

Most lakes don't have a problem with numbers as Crappie are so prolific except for a few small lakes . Just a few years ago the bulk of fishermen hours spent chasing Crappie was during that time frame . But some lakes are getting hammered all year long now . Doubt you could get AGFC or fishermen to even consider anything like that . Doubt most fishermen or AGFC will want to do anything till some lakes are so bad fish get tough to find . With all the pressure and high end electronics fish are getting hammered more than ever. Even the best lakes it takes at least 2 years to grow what most call a keeper of 10''.