Welp...there goes the trout fishery

[Pamlico]

With the severe cold we had in January I was worried there would be huge cold stun events further south where the trout winter over. Unfortunately, it appears to be underway. There are thousands of big spawners all over the Elizabeth River and Lynnhaven watershed that didn't make it. Maryland and Virginia really need to lower the bag limit this year...and Maryland ought to bump up the limit on drum.

I know, they will bounce back. And we were due for a rough winter after years of unusual warmth. But it still sucks.

[M_Duong60]

I saw some of the photos of the fish dying on Facebook and it looks really rough. I still haven't been able to make it down to VA beach yet and it's a shame. Hopefully they can come back even stronger.

[Slobber Bob]

That stinks to hear.

[inthegrass]

It's such a shame because after several years with no significant kills there were a lot of big trout in the bay last year. I was catching them right up until the day before the first big freeze in January. Now 95% of them are dead.

[ski357]

Just wanted to update this thread. Reports of specs being caught over in the Choptank. I've personally seen trout being caught in the Bay/lower Potomac this weekend and last. I lost a +20" one a t the boat today. My buddy got a citation 26", plus a smaller (13.5") one. We also picked up some slot and under rockfish and a few white perch. Lots of CNR out there though.

[M_Duong60]

Just wanted to update this thread. Reports of specs being caught over in the Choptank. I've personally seen trout being caught in the Bay/lower Potomac this weekend and last. I lost a +20" one a t the boat today. My buddy got a citation 26", plus a smaller (13.5") one. We also picked up some slot and under rockfish and a few white perch. Lots of CNR out there though.

Thanks for the update! Glad that there seems to be a lot of big ones left to keep the population healthy

[ComeOnFish]

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Thanks
Joe