One thing i'm noticing throughout these discussions is the disagreement occuring over whether or not reducing the overall trout limit has unitended consequences on the big trout population. Everyone is using examples, stating how when the limit was 25 they caught larger trout, versus smaller ones when the limit was moved to 15. I dont know the answer either way, but i will state that there are some errors with this logic. People are assuming that the only thing that has changed is the limit. They are not taking into account all the other variables that can change as well, such as fishing pressure. Its basic statistics, it is impossible to draw a logical conclusion based upon the limit redcutions without taking into account all the other factors and therefore having an actual apples-to-apples comparison.
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