Warmwater / Coolwater Survey

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DFW looking for input from NJ's freshwater fishermen

http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/new..._fisheries.htm

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is seeking angler input on WARMWATER and COOLWATER fishing experiences in New Jersey through an online survey. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and includes questions on species preferences, waterbody success, fishing tournaments and angler opinions on fishing opportunities for species such as Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, Channel Catfish and Hybrid Striped Bass.

Unlike previous surveys, this survey is specifically designed to account for varying levels of fishing interests and experience. No matter if you are the occasional angler fishing just a couple times a year or the hard core fishing fanatic this survey is for you! Angler input at all levels of fishing interest and experience is important!

it didn't actually take 20 minutes to complete, was shorter than that

[Chrisper4694]

thanks i will do it at home.

[Skunk City]

Completed. Made sure to recommend Walleye stocking in the Raritan!!!

[Eskimo]

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I'll do it at home because I don't have my fishing license at work.
(I may not stick around here all day if I did bring my license to work )

If they are open to recommendations, I'm going to suggest raising the minimum size to harvest a bass to 15 inches.



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[Skunk City]

For anyone on the fence about doing the survey, it pretty much asks you to rate your favorite species to target, then asks you questions on your top 3 choices, followed by Bass questions. 100 questions about, took me 20-25 minutes to complete.

Angler feedback is the only way you will see the changes you want made!

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by skunk city

completed. Made sure to recommend walleye stocking in the raritan!!!

^^^^this!!!!!! X2!!!!

[Eskimo]

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Okay, I'm done.
I gave a shout-out to njfishing.com when they asked:

67. What is your PRIMARY source of information concerning fishing OPPORTUNITIES (place to go, species to fish for etc) in New Jersey?





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[briansnat]

The one question it missed, or I may have missed it was about bag and size limits for bass. I think most of the other limits were reasonable, but I think the bag limit for bass should be reduced to two. I know some people want to see the smaller fish taken to increase the number of trophy fish, but I'd like the size limit increased to at least 14". Give the little guys a chance to grow too. Too many waters these days produce plenty of bass in the 12" range but little beyond that.

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by briansnat

The one question it missed, or I may have missed it was about bag and size limits for bass. I think most of the other limits were reasonable, but I think the bag limit for bass should be reduced to two. I know some people want to see the smaller fish taken to increase the number of trophy fish, but I'd like the size limit increased to at least 14". Give the little guys a chance to grow too. Too many waters these days produce plenty of bass in the 12" range but little beyond that.

i don't think there was a "bag limit reduction" option for any of the species management questions. They were only concerned about size limits.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by briansnat

The one question it missed, or I may have missed it was about bag and size limits for bass. I think most of the other limits were reasonable, but I think the bag limit for bass should be reduced to two. I know some people want to see the smaller fish taken to increase the number of trophy fish, but I'd like the size limit increased to at least 14". Give the little guys a chance to grow too. Too many waters these days produce plenty of bass in the 12" range but little beyond that.

The survey only asked something like, "which lakes would you like to see the Lunker Regulations applied to?".

I wrote in Spruce Run, because of the very high fishing pressure.


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