2022 Salty H20 Thread.... Let's go! Part 1

[kevin nicholls]

2 of us caught a half limit on Monday afternoon in West bay



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That's what I'm talking about. Nice work.

[kevin nicholls]

I’ll reply after while
Thanks for asking

Please post about it later, I'm interested in your opinion too. It's a shame they don't listen more to the people who are out there every day like you are.

[El General]

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Thanks for asking

Gracias. Looking forward to it.

[bboswell]

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Thanks for asking

I look forward to this as well

[Killer]

Grant and his buddy got into some trout yesterday

Caught about 75 to 80 between them
This was the biggest he caught all on Paul Browns

[Quackerbox]

Also look forward to it.

He and captain Glenn. Those should be the voices the idiots in charge listen to

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[Leemo]

I am curious about your take on the closure in Mesquite, Ayres, and Carlos. I know you are an oysterman and certainly have a different point of view than I do.

Or about the coast wide closure this season based on, I believe, average size caught in TPWD sampling.

In all honesty, it would take a couple hours to discuss what has happened to the Industry in the last 20 years, much less the last 5. It’s a combination of a lot of factors that have led to the demise of the industry, mostly mismanagement by TP&W, their mission statement is to “Conserve and Protect”, nowhere in protocol is there a contingency plan, so in desperation, TPWs answer to anything in peril is to close, fish, game, waterfowl, aquatic products whatever the case may be. In all actuality, there are very few licensed Oyster Boats left in the industry, from the outside it appears the opposite because all the boats are piled into one area to work because of closures, so yes it does look frustrating to an outsider, you can only plow a field so many times, in years past when everything was open, boats basically stayed and worked in their respective counties, was no need to travel . Yes , there is a decline in oyster populations in respective areas brought about by mismanagement, droughts, storms, floods, disease etc...... HB 51 was passed to restrict the sale of undersized oysters caught by fishermen among other things, in other words , strike 3 and your out, closing areas with healthy populations of oysters only puts pressure on other areas, if TPW would model a contingency plan like our brothers to the East have done, a win , win situation would probably be available. I’m not blaming anyone who is employed by TP&W, they basically follow the protocol set before them, unless like minded individuals from all interested parties get together to advise TP&W on a plan that could and will work, I think we will only have lopsided results, although I am a Commercial Fisherman, I’m a Conservationist first, the problem with a lot of Commercial fishermen as well as Conservationists groups, they’re focused on the forest and can’t see the trees, only their opinion matters, end result....... these bays will be shut

[Man]

Caught about 75 to 80 between them
This was the biggest he caught all on Paul Browns

75-80! Wow i havent had a day like that in years. Congrats!

[bboswell]

Thanks Leemo, as expected facts and perspectives I had not considered.

Seems saving these reefs is good but will cause unwanted stress on others.

[Killer]

75-80! Wow i havent had a day like that in years. Congrats!

Yea they have really been into them for about a month and a half in the bay. You ought to see the boat there fishing out of they call it “The Bucket”. It’s a 13ft Boston Whaler that’s about 30 years old!

[justletmein]

Yea they have really been into them for about a month and a half in the bay. You ought to see the boat there fishing out of they call it “The Bucket”. It’s a 13ft Boston Whaler that’s about 30 years old!

But TPWD said all the fish froze and we need reduced limits. These must be pics from last year.

[3ChordTruth]

2 of us caught a half limit on Monday afternoon in West bay



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Nice fish, congratulations.

[3ChordTruth]

Caught about 75 to 80 between them
This was the biggest he caught all on Paul Browns

Nice one, congratulations.

[Mexico]

Caught about 75 to 80 between them
This was the biggest he caught all on Paul Browns

Beautiful fish! Congratulations to those guys... sounds like one hell of a day!

[panhandlehunter]

Surf was nice this week so I ran down with the surf rods to see what I could catch. Managed some good sized whiting and a pompano.