Agreements between La and Texas on shared waters

[unchained186]

It is interesting to see the different perspectives from each side of the Lake. 

To tell you the Truth, I really rarely see Tourney anglers on the Texas side Ever harvest fish.  The further west you go into Texas the less you see it, to the point that when I see someone harvesting Bass on my Local lakes I am extremely suprised.  Just Don't see it very often.  Our White perch Bag limits are Smaller in almost every lake, But most good White perch lakes will produce limits of 1-2lb fish and don't see anyone complaining about not keeping smaller ones or not being able to use yoYo's.  I see alot of Dead 8-10" fish hanging on YOYo's in LA.

Where as when you cross the border I see ALOT of Folks that keep fish and want Big Bag Limits on Most all species.

The one thing I do see while fishing both sides of the border is that Texas Fish tend to be larger on average  and Produces bigger stringers.  I know that Lake Nutrients don't change because of an imaginary state line. So that only leaves management practices.  Every Lake Needs to be managed By different Practices  on both sides of the Border.

Shawn I agree 100% I fish La and Texas people in La harvest bass 1000 times more than Texas I fished four days a week for 4 1/2 years in east texas and La on the weekends I fished Gilmer,Fork,Hawkins,Bob Sandlin,Gladewater,Welsh,Monticello,Pines,Tyler,Martin Creek,Pinkston,Timpson,and Perky. Perky is the only one I saw people take bass out of and they were form La.
You can fish any lake I just named on that list and catch bigger stringers than any where else I've ever fished except for Lacassine well even though I dont anybody to catch 30 fish a day over 5 pounds at lacassine usually just a few big ones in a day but I dont know everybody that fishes there either

Anyway theres something to that
Look at Gilmer 18 minimum since it opened that Lake started pumping out double digits in 4 years

[catt]

Selective harvesting does not hurt a body of water; over harvesting does!

Case in point Lacassine has more people keep all large bass than any where I fish.

[unchained186]

Selective harvesting does not hurt a body of water; over harvesting does!

Case in point Lacassine has more people keep all large bass than any where I fish.

Yes it seems like every picture in the paper of the big ones is at there house I think it was last year Joe Joslin did an article about that