Update New C-Land Striper Regs

[panfish]

Does anyone know why the average fish size has been reduced so much?? Is it due to the dam draw down or does the problem go back farther?? Is is to much pressure, too little education, any ideas??

[stripernut]

Does anyone know why the average fish size has been reduced so much?? Is it due to the dam draw down or does the problem go back farther?? Is is to much pressure, too little education, any ideas??

Answer: "D" all of the above

plus a copepod parasite infestation.

BUT....and this is a big but....these fish are looking healthier than i have seen them in a long time, alot of very fat healthy looking fish. and they are fighting harder than last summer when they were just plain flat out weak , hungry and sickly

think we're on the way back up

[thunderstorm]

I've also noticed these 20-23" fish are fighting like freight trains. Maybe without as many of those big fish they think they are the big dawgs.