Coastal Game Fish Bill Introduced In North Carolina

Game on!

House Bill 353, which seeks game fish status for Red Drum, Speckled Trout, and Striped Bass, was filed in the North Carolina House today (March 15, 2011) on behalf of CCA NC.  A game fish designation prohibits the taking of any species by means other than hook and line and also the sale of the species. 

The continued decline in the Spotted Sea Trout stock, the directed commercial harvest of Red Drum, as well as the inability of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) to address wasteful commercial fishing practices of Striped Bass, figured highly in the decision to introduce this bill.

LINK ( Via: Ahab's Journal)

Take Action! If you're from North Carolina an e-mail to your state legislator would certainly help, all their email addresses are availble at NC Gamefish.

For those of us not from the Tar Heel state, an email to the office of Governor Bev Perdue @ governor.office@nc.gov would send a strong message that there is widespread support for this bill.

January Slab of the Month Entry: Speckled Trout

Chum reader John Monroe sent us this Speckled grip and grin for a nice end of the month entry.