Testing the Limits of FFS

Texas biologists say technology, pressure can’t hurt crappie numbers, some guides favor reduced limit
  • Crappie make great table fare and TPWD says liberal statewide limits are structured to maintain sustainable harvest of legal-sized fish, despite the increased popularity of forward facing sonar. (Photo courtesy of MC Outdoors Adventures)
    Crappie make great table fare and TPWD says liberal statewide limits are structured to maintain sustainable harvest of legal-sized fish, despite the increased popularity of forward facing sonar. (Photo courtesy of MC Outdoors Adventures)
  • Lake Fork fishing guide Gary Paris says he thinks a more restrictive limit of 15-fish, 10 inches would be good fit on lakes known for producing an abundance of larger crappie. “Better to be safe now than sorry later,” says Paris.
    Lake Fork fishing guide Gary Paris says he thinks a more restrictive limit of 15-fish, 10 inches would be good fit on lakes known for producing an abundance of larger crappie. “Better to be safe now than sorry later,” says Paris.
    Mississippi is a long way from Texas, but big news recently surfaced in a local newspaper there that is sure to pique interest among crappie buffs across the Lone Star state and beyond. The story centers on the use of forward facing sonar.On June 21, Clarion Ledger outdoors writer Brian Broom reported that Mississippi’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks voted to cut daily lim...

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