Saturday, January 21, 2006

Size Matters

Throw your trophies back, anglers. Our grandchildren will be pleased. The 22 inch smallmouth limit on Chequamegon Bay was/is the absolute right way to do it. Hat tip to Roger, et.al. for getting that regulation passed.

"Graduate biology student Matthew Walsh and colleagues found removing the biggest fish over several generations causes the remaining fish to become progressively smaller, have fewer and smaller eggs with lower survival and growth, and have lower foraging and feeding rates."

More here.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There are no fish in the bay.
My buddies and I drilled holes moved, set out 20 tip ups, drank 2 cases of beer came in after dark.

2 smelt