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<blockquote data-quote="Obi-Wan" data-source="post: 160089" data-attributes="member: 709">I think ND anglers have done a very good job on a self imposed slot limit which has benefited the systems and is being overlooked by G&amp;F.&nbsp; &nbsp; While he Greg says it does not affect the fishery his boat only keeps 15&quot; to 20&quot; fish which I find interesting.&nbsp; He also say's it doesn't hurt to take a few big ones.&nbsp; the Key word is fewFrom this survey did they determine that there were very few fish over 20&quot; in the system or did the boats not have many because they were practicing a self imposed slot limit. A Game and Fish Department creel survey of Missouri River and Lake Oahe anglers in 2015 provides some insight as to how a one-over 20-inch regulation would influence angler use of these fish.&nbsp;Creel clerks interviewed 1,126 individual anglers (498 fishing parties) between Garrison Dam and the South Dakota border, and measured the lengths of walleye harvested by anglers whenever possible. Sixty five percent of harvested walleye were between 15 and 20 inches, 34 percent were under 15 inches, and less than 1 percent were 20 inches or longer.&nbsp;None of the parties interviewed had more than one walleye 20 inches or longer per angler. Thus, a one-over 20-inch regulation would not have prevented the harvest of a single walleye 20 inches or longer among the 1,126 anglers surveyed.&nbsp;Creel clerks clearly did not interview every single angler who fished the Missouri River or Lake Oahe in 2015. However, the survey information does provide overwhelming confidence that a one-over 20-inch regulation would have virtually no impact on this walleye fishery.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obi-Wan, post: 160089, member: 709"] I think ND anglers have done a very good job on a self imposed slot limit which has benefited the systems and is being overlooked by G&F. While he Greg says it does not affect the fishery his boat only keeps 15" to 20" fish which I find interesting. He also say's it doesn't hurt to take a [B]few big ones. [/B]the Key word is few From this survey did they determine that there were very few fish over 20" in the system or did the boats not have many because they were practicing a self imposed slot limit. A Game and Fish Department creel survey of Missouri River and Lake Oahe anglers in 2015 provides some insight as to how a one-over 20-inch regulation would influence angler use of these fish. Creel clerks interviewed 1,126 individual anglers (498 fishing parties) between Garrison Dam and the South Dakota border, and measured the lengths of walleye harvested by anglers whenever possible. Sixty five percent of harvested walleye were between 15 and 20 inches, 34 percent were under 15 inches, and less than 1 percent were 20 inches or longer. None of the parties interviewed had more than one walleye 20 inches or longer per angler. Thus, a one-over 20-inch regulation would not have prevented the harvest of a single walleye 20 inches or longer among the 1,126 anglers surveyed. Creel clerks clearly did not interview every single angler who fished the Missouri River or Lake Oahe in 2015. However, the survey information does provide overwhelming confidence that a one-over 20-inch regulation would have virtually no impact on this walleye fishery. [/QUOTE]

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