Slot size?

yankee · Post by **yankee** » March 21st, 2006, 6:30 pm

I have a question about the size of keeper trout down there, do the reg. want you to keep the bigger fish? Up here we throw the prime (18-26 inches) spawning size fish back and eat the smaller ones. What is the prime spawning size trout?

PS. I really enjoy the fishing report, you guys give altought, it gets pretty hard reading them when you're looking out the window and seeing 3ft. of snow and -20 on the thermometer.well 3 more years and I'll be down there fishing.

Post by **Chalk** » March 21st, 2006, 6:59 pm

We can keep speckled trout from 15" to 20", five per person and one can be over 20"....We can not keep any trout for the month of February, which is not the spawning season....I speculate it's a month of fish not removed from the waters

....They have roe in them at 15"...bigger the fish, the more eggs.

Welcome aboard....If I were you, I would of move now

Post by **Jumptrout51** » March 21st, 2006, 9:17 pm

Snow is nice. Stay home.

Post by **tin can** » March 21st, 2006, 10:59 pm

Welcome, Yankee. Come on down and warm up.

Post by AJ » March 22nd, 2006, 4:58 pm

Come on now JT, behave yourself

Post by **Jumptrout51** » March 22nd, 2006, 7:58 pm

Sorry. Snow is not nice.

Post by **tin can** » March 22nd, 2006, 10:35 pm

Yankee, pay no attention to Jumptrout51. He's our resident antagonist.

yankee · Post by **yankee** » March 23rd, 2006, 12:25 am

JT51 Is okay, I used to live down in the Keys and we would telll the snowbirds to stay home. So it's either just Karma or JT51 is afraid someday I'll be down there fishing next to him and showing him how to do it.

Thanks for the welcome guys

Post by **tin can** » March 23rd, 2006, 6:23 am

Post by **birddog** » March 23rd, 2006, 7:38 am

yankee wrote:JT51 Is okay, I used to live down in the Keys and we would telll the snowbirds to stay home. So it's either just Karma or JT51 is afraid someday I'll be down there fishing next to him and showing him how to do it.

Thanks for the welcome guys

Yankee's gonna fit right in.

Post by **Jumptrout51** » March 23rd, 2006, 2:27 pm

I hope you can show me something. Good Lord knows this bunch on here can't.

yankee · Post by **yankee** » March 23rd, 2006, 6:36 pm

I don't know JT, I'm the kind of guy who waits for a guy to use the porta john, at the boat ramp and I'll go over and look in his boat to see the baits he using. That's what neat about fishing I always learn something, be at the ramp or on the water.
Good luck to all fishing the tourney this weekend

Post by **Jumptrout51** » March 23rd, 2006, 8:24 pm

I always tie on the least obvious before I leave the water. Then I leave the ramp with it the next trip.