09-05-2009, 03:30 AM
The thing about commercial is also they are bound by quotas once they hit the preset quota there season is shut down so 100#âs per day 14 inch fish in the long run it doesnât matter they are still shut down once max weight is caught.
From what I gather I attended the saltwater fishing license meeting on Wednesday night and according to the references that were made recreational went over by 78,000 pounds of what they wanted the limit to be. DEM was hoping the limits would be around 100,000 pounds by recreational given the restrictions they put forth.
The new regs are an adjustment to try to try to get down to where they think the stock needs to be. I realize this is a tough pill to swallow for a lot of folks I really love fluke fishing. But the same thing happened to Tautog regulations a few years ago and now this has been one of the best tog years I have seen in a long time. So sometimes strict regulations are better in the long run for the fish and us.
From what I gather I attended the saltwater fishing license meeting on Wednesday night and according to the references that were made recreational went over by 78,000 pounds of what they wanted the limit to be. DEM was hoping the limits would be around 100,000 pounds by recreational given the restrictions they put forth.
The new regs are an adjustment to try to try to get down to where they think the stock needs to be. I realize this is a tough pill to swallow for a lot of folks I really love fluke fishing. But the same thing happened to Tautog regulations a few years ago and now this has been one of the best tog years I have seen in a long time. So sometimes strict regulations are better in the long run for the fish and us.