Post by sam on May 5, 2011 16:03:44 GMT -5
For immediate release: May 05, 2011
Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Jed Pearson
Phone: (260) 244-6805
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
New bass fishing rule is topic of public meeting, May 10
COLUMBIA CITY - Anglers will have an opportunity at a public meeting on Tuesday, May 10, to learn about a new bass fishing regulation scheduled to go into effect next month at Big and Crane lakes in Noble County.
The rule changes the size of largemouth bass that can be kept when fishing at the two lakes. Beginning June 3, the only largemouth bass that anglers at the two lakes will be allowed to keep will be largemouth bass that are 10 to 14 inches long. All bass less than 10 inches long and 14 inches or larger will have to be released. The daily catch limit will remain at five bass.
The purpose of the new rule is to enlist anglers in an experimental project designed to reduce the number of small, slow-growing bass in both lakes and increase the number of large bass. DNR officials will provide a summary of survey data used to form the new rule and explain how the rule will be evaluated. Once sufficient numbers of 10- to 14-inch bass are removed, the standard 14-inch minimum size limit will go back into effect.
The rule presentation by DNR officials will be part of a program that starts at 6 p.m. at the Big Lake Church of God, located seven miles north of Columbia City on State Road 109. The program is sponsored by the Upper Tippecanoe River Lakes Association (UTRLA) and the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation (TWF).
The presentation on the new bass regulation will follow a discussion focusing on lake health. A third segment on finding ways to introduce youngsters to fishing will take place to close the program.
Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Jed Pearson
Phone: (260) 244-6805
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
New bass fishing rule is topic of public meeting, May 10
COLUMBIA CITY - Anglers will have an opportunity at a public meeting on Tuesday, May 10, to learn about a new bass fishing regulation scheduled to go into effect next month at Big and Crane lakes in Noble County.
The rule changes the size of largemouth bass that can be kept when fishing at the two lakes. Beginning June 3, the only largemouth bass that anglers at the two lakes will be allowed to keep will be largemouth bass that are 10 to 14 inches long. All bass less than 10 inches long and 14 inches or larger will have to be released. The daily catch limit will remain at five bass.
The purpose of the new rule is to enlist anglers in an experimental project designed to reduce the number of small, slow-growing bass in both lakes and increase the number of large bass. DNR officials will provide a summary of survey data used to form the new rule and explain how the rule will be evaluated. Once sufficient numbers of 10- to 14-inch bass are removed, the standard 14-inch minimum size limit will go back into effect.
The rule presentation by DNR officials will be part of a program that starts at 6 p.m. at the Big Lake Church of God, located seven miles north of Columbia City on State Road 109. The program is sponsored by the Upper Tippecanoe River Lakes Association (UTRLA) and the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation (TWF).
The presentation on the new bass regulation will follow a discussion focusing on lake health. A third segment on finding ways to introduce youngsters to fishing will take place to close the program.