metalslayer
01-06-2005, 09:26 PM
To all who signed it---well done.A proposal is in the works to reduce the limit on the Lake to one in 06.This is not going over very well with the Charter Cpts and they have logged over 500 e-mails in opposition. Please e-mail (wjcullig@gw.dec.state.ny.us)your support and some well thought reasoning(no rants) to Bill Culligan---Great Lakes Supervisor ------ wjcullig@gw.dec.state.ny.us ------ this can only help YOUR chances to do battle w/ Mr Steelhead in the future.
The quote below is taken from another regional site:
After a series of meetings between DEC and both Lake and Trib stakeholders in Nov. and Dec. the DEC is putting forth a proposal for the next regulations updates cycle which would go in effect on 10/1/06. The new proposal is for the Lake creel limits. In short it's still 3-3-1 with a slot limit for the three lake trout limit, but now the 3 trout or salmon in combination can only include (ONE) steelhead per angler.
This proposal is the culmination of several years of data on dwindling returns of steelhead to the SR, and the input from anglers lake wide on the tribs that adult steelhead numbers recruiting to spawn in the spring have been in decline for years.
This also includes the creel census studies that DEC has been doing on the SR since the 80's that clearly shows that the effort to catch steelhead is high, while success for anglers has fallen sharply. That equates to them a population of anglers in demand of using the LO trib resources some seven to nine months a year, and in the case of the SR with summer run fish programs 12 months a year.
Since adult returns have dropped from as high in the 80's of 30% to 40% of the stocked population, to todays numbers that show a decline down to 2 to 5% on an annual basis since the mid to late 90's. This action couples with the trib steelhead community that proposed on their own by a huge majority a 1 steelhead limit in the tribs that went into effect this past fall. DEC feels to get a true reading on if creel limit changes will help us recruit a few more fish to the tribs, they need to make an adjustment throughout the whole watershed to include the lake.
This is just a proposal, and this proposal will be debated in open forums for several months. If you support the DEC in these efforts please contact them and tell them so. Bottom line right now...is DEC believes they have solid data that concerns them on steelhead recruitment, they have data that shows them angler effort for steelhead fishing is very healthy and on the rise, and they want to try and improve the anglers opportunities to be successful fishing for these world class fish.
-King Davy from fishusa discussion board.
The quote below is taken from another regional site:
After a series of meetings between DEC and both Lake and Trib stakeholders in Nov. and Dec. the DEC is putting forth a proposal for the next regulations updates cycle which would go in effect on 10/1/06. The new proposal is for the Lake creel limits. In short it's still 3-3-1 with a slot limit for the three lake trout limit, but now the 3 trout or salmon in combination can only include (ONE) steelhead per angler.
This proposal is the culmination of several years of data on dwindling returns of steelhead to the SR, and the input from anglers lake wide on the tribs that adult steelhead numbers recruiting to spawn in the spring have been in decline for years.
This also includes the creel census studies that DEC has been doing on the SR since the 80's that clearly shows that the effort to catch steelhead is high, while success for anglers has fallen sharply. That equates to them a population of anglers in demand of using the LO trib resources some seven to nine months a year, and in the case of the SR with summer run fish programs 12 months a year.
Since adult returns have dropped from as high in the 80's of 30% to 40% of the stocked population, to todays numbers that show a decline down to 2 to 5% on an annual basis since the mid to late 90's. This action couples with the trib steelhead community that proposed on their own by a huge majority a 1 steelhead limit in the tribs that went into effect this past fall. DEC feels to get a true reading on if creel limit changes will help us recruit a few more fish to the tribs, they need to make an adjustment throughout the whole watershed to include the lake.
This is just a proposal, and this proposal will be debated in open forums for several months. If you support the DEC in these efforts please contact them and tell them so. Bottom line right now...is DEC believes they have solid data that concerns them on steelhead recruitment, they have data that shows them angler effort for steelhead fishing is very healthy and on the rise, and they want to try and improve the anglers opportunities to be successful fishing for these world class fish.
-King Davy from fishusa discussion board.