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Posted by Charlie M. on 6/21/2005, 7:26 am, in reply to "NYS Bass Regulation Change" First quote: Second quote: And the third quote from their conclusions section: Based on the DEC's own findings, why on earth would they propose closing the special one fish per person early season limit? Don't let this rule change pass without voicing your opinion to the DEC. Charlie M.
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ok, I am posting three separate quotes from the DEC's own report regarding Lake Erie:
Einhouse et al. (2002) reported higher spring (first Saturday in May – third Saturday in June) catch rates of smallmouth bass than observed for the remainder of the season. Based on 95% confidence intervals, differences were significant in four of the seven years since early season fishing was initiated. Despite high catch rates during the male guarding period, they were not able to detect a population level recruitment effect. Harvest rates of smallmouth bass in Lake Erie ranged between 10-20%.
Nonetheless, Lake Erie data provides strong evidence that even with angling pressure during the spawning season, annual recruitment did not decline relative to years prior to the opening of the spring fishing season, even in the face of increased overall angling effort.
In Lake Erie, where the best data are available, year class strength of smallmouth bass does not appear to have decreased as a result of increased angling during the spawning season.
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