mike55
So we just walked 3 miles and are dead tired...

workcanwait....
Lots of opinions here ...kinda what keeps the conversation going.
No need to get upset when someone disagrees with you its just a fishing fourm.
 
One of these days I learn how to catch those fish that are not there...WCW

old dog
k, have you ever tried it with an avocado dip?  it's soooo good.
 

Erie Mako
Question For the people that keep every steelhead they catch.... Would you still do it if it was c&r? You have to get some kind of enjoyment out of hooking or fighting the fish right? You are telling me you would never go again if it was c&r? We don't keep every one we catch. We also try to keep the crippled ones that we feel won't survive if released...like ones that have Lampreys stuck on them and they are about sucked dry.We release youngsters and smaller fish. However, we do target them in the late Fall before the boat gets put away...half dozen or so in the freezer do get eaten over the winter.So to answer the question, no...we probably wouldn't target them if C&R and just put up the boat a month earlier!

H3Fisher
Stamp sales would remain the same. Any tributary that flows into a creek that goes into Erie requires a Erie stamp.

When fishing a creek 50 minutes from Lake Erie for trout. You now need a Erie stamp and a trout stamp since its a tributary.

1 fish limit Aug 1 to end of oct must be 20 inches

Nov 1 to trout opener. 2 fish limit. 20 inches.

mike55

FishinGuy
If there's a one fish limit, erie stamp sales would likely take a big hit. Then where would the money come from for better stocking and easements? 2 would be somewhat reasonable, but 1 is just silly for a hatchery supported, put and take fishery.

I disagree. If there was a one fish limit people would still go and fish.
 
Question For the people that keep every steelhead they catch.... Would you still do it if it was c&r? You have to get some kind of enjoyment out of hooking or fighting the fish right? You are telling me you would never go again if it was c&r

Fisherlady2

Divemaster

Erie Mako
Question For the people that keep every steelhead they catch.... Would you still do it if it was c&r? You have to get some kind of enjoyment out of hooking or fighting the fish right? You are telling me you would never go again if it was c&r? We don't keep every one we catch. We also try to keep the crippled ones that we feel won't survive if released...like ones that have Lampreys stuck on them and they are about sucked dry.We release youngsters and smaller fish. However, we do target them in the late Fall before the boat gets put away...half dozen or so in the freezer do get eaten over the winter.So to answer the question, no...we probably wouldn't target them if C&R and just put up the boat a month earlier!

You guys should try for them in August too. That's when we fish them the most and it's a heck of a lot of fun catching big silver bullets in 100 FOW, especially when they're jumping in every known direction every 10 seconds!

We are fishing walleye then, we do catch some steel (and they are fun!) but we don't target them in deep water for a couple of reasons.... the depth (and therefore the amount of line) is much greater and lengthens to amount of time it takes to get them into the boat (and therefore stress on the fish). Fish which were stressed harder are often not in good shape to go back, and we don't need a large number in the freezer and prefer they be less stressed and from colder water when caught....And the darned things can really screw up a spread of lines! So again, in shallow water in late fall the short line lengths help reduce tangles and potential loss of gear. And for what it is worth...even when we do troll for them in the fall we still use the walleye rods with 30 lb braid and 20lb leaders...if I plan to even possibly release fish I prefer they have been brought in quickly to give them the best chance of going back...I don't believe in fighting them to exhaustion to get them to the boat.  we may miss some bites by not being 'stealthy' but I am fine with the numbers we do bring in.

Divemaster
You guys should try for them in August too. That's when we fish them the most and it's a heck of a lot of fun catching big silver bullets in 100 FOW, especially when they're jumping in every known direction every 10 seconds!