My Thoughts on Folks Keeping Short Fish
Every year about this time I start to notice the numbers of fisherman on the water putting fish in their live wells. It never fails, as soon as I start observing others I get mad at what I see because most people keeping fish are also keeping short fish! Sure there is a ton of tournament anglers but they always measure what might be short and throw the short fish back.
I thought I would remind you all to observe the 15 inch minimum limit to keep a bass on this Guntersville Lake and that no person should have in their possession more than 10 each of any bass regardless of species of bass. Also I would like to call for your help as anglers who are working within the limits to observe and report any one you see putting short fish in their live wells. I recently spoke to a Marine Policeman on Guntersville about this issue he gave me their phone number to report fisherman keeping short fish or more the 10 allowed, so I am going to give the number to you my readers. 1 888-903-7659 please help me and when you see this going on call and report them so we stop the unnecessary slaughter of our bass.
I don't know about you but I love this lake and I love that fact that people come from all over to fish it. I do however get very upset to see people keep fish, I personally believe there needs to be smaller allowed catch limits, and we should also be much tougher at the ramps and check points to stop anyone breaking our size or catch laws. The amount of pressure our lake is getting grows every year and the strictest enforcement of our catch and size laws must be held up or we are in danger of losing this great resource.
Join me and help me stop this recklessness on our lake