any new regs for ny fishing

I've heard rumors that the "Save Our Fishery" types are lobbying to reduce the brown trout daily creel limit in the tribs from 3 to 1. DEC has been taking comments regarding this issue - so it is being considered.

I guess the "enlightened ones" are not satisfied with the cookie-cutter Steelheads that have resulted from the daily creel reductions a few years ago.

- the DEC will write a reg about the use of beads above bare hooks - not sure of the specifics.

   Think if we all raised our hands and looked around we'd see that limits don't mean much here- Most of us C & R  anyhow.
   Never knew bout any 'bare hook'  thing though. -Just don't seem to set right.

ORIGINAL: retired guy

   Think if we all raised our hands and looked around we'd see that limits don't mean much here- Most of us C & R  anyhow.
  Never knew bout any 'bare hook'  thing though. -Just don't seem to set right.

RT - I don't keep them either. But, as Slammo mentioned, I want a chance at a bona-fide HAWG.

IMO - the folks that do keep their limits keep the "farm pond" from turning into Dinkville.

yea some new regs in the works for 2012-2014
the SR.. as said they are Comments will be accepted through June 24, 2011, so if you want your words heard then start typing..
http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/74638.html

really I see no big deals.. no increase in license fees (that I seen) and the SR reg changes are fine by me.. I am natural on the Brown = 1 limit.. I can live with 1 a day limit. I do occasionally keep fish from there be it salmon, brown or steelhead.. No atlantics..
And I keep my limit of legal harvested deer (5) if I can and populations are good. So Yes I do eat game.. More meat then fish esp. big fish..
If you can eat the meal that you harvested then I have no problems keeping a 3 limit Brown.. Based on just my no meaning observations I don’t see a reduction need .. For reasons of people just wanting more browns , there are plenty around folks if you can catch them..
I think the cry was stripping browns eggs.. Maybe Maybe not but I find that weak..
But I’m not managing the system just someone giving my voice..

If you made it through all that now the bare hook bead/tube:
tough one there ??? Never ever having used a bead as bait before I could care less what the heck you fish with.. MY DAD only used Rapalas f-9 & 11 in rainbow trout, sometimes with a side planer, a Blue Fox Pixie spoon or other assorted (with treble hooks) .. back then march 15th spoons could have trebles and floaters all the time also flies for STEELHEAD.. That’s it !! He did not like messy baits and loved casting ,retrieving and moving for aggressive fish.. He caught plenty..
So if you have ethics and are really fishing ,,, those types of regs mean nothing,, there should be no need.. it's intent.. Now that don’t mean you cant inadvertently constantly line fish unintentionally but Ethics would take over to change your fishing style.. Take off weight, shorten leader what ever it takes to have the fish "take" the offering..

Third sr change Snagging clarification
I don’t see how or why it need any more explanation ??

P.S.
Salmon River - summer fly area weights
basically asking to take all weight off line including leader from May-1 in fly zones.. Seems folks want a total fly line casting experience through out the summer.. Thats fine with me.. I'm outta there by then and can understand a trout/salmon taking a weight free fly at that time of year.. So those who want that have at it.. Why not ??
Think that will happen in 32>45 deg water.. Tough if not impossible given the pressure at that time..
Voice your opinion if you have one..

Salmon River - floating lures /
Here drift boat guides want bead chains of 1 ½ inches to the hook.. See the point free swinging and if your back trollin and not casting trying to snag then why not ?? Again freakin intent..

Ok I think thats all for SR...

Hey re; when you heading up again? Im up thursday night to sunday and probably 4th of july weekend as well. Id like to throw a little rope at the ufz myself....

Dime- coming up Sat eve till Mon this weekend but bringing a grandkid- He has the weekend planned with chubs and his 22- like to hookup though one day this summer up there.  Thanks.

I heard one theory about more Browns on the SR maybe being their food has moved/migrated. Either way, I'm a master of Brown Trouts small to giant ay home (giant here being 25-28") but I can't get a fingerling up there. Grrrr.

   Agree with Tunas observation bout the more often ya fish the more ya tend to let go. Therefore those of us fortunate enough to be UP a lot could certainly have different views than a lot of guys who paid the same for their tag and only get there one or two times a year.
    We eat fish and game very often at home in CT and like fish ta be fresh too- that's one more reason why I let them go up at the SR- its NOT just about being some kinda 'always turn em loose' purist kinda thingie.
    Back in my one or two trips a year days I kept a LOT.