Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: Aristarchus on January 29, 2016, 09:23:53 AM
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Back in the early 80's I would have never thought that people would need to be concerned about over-fishing for bluegill and threatening the population. :(
After getting out I now see why there needs to be a concentration on conservation efforts.
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Yep., starting to change my fishing thoughts. For years, I kept the small gills and added them to my compost & garden. Thinking otherwise this season and returning them to the waterways.
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I even started bending the barbs down on my hooks to cause less damage to the fish.
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yep,alot of states are implementing limits and restrictions on pan fish,something that was only done in the past for game fish.
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I think it's a good idea to limit pan fish. Some people think bluegill are a dime a dozen and easily replaced, but bull bluegill take a long time to grow to maturity. It's good to release the Giants over 9" as well as the dinks. It helps sustain the fishery.