DWR Reg Changes for next year

[Bassin_Blitz]

I fish Willard Bay, mostly from shore, sometimes from a boat, and I don't understand the change from 50 to 15 Perch limit.

I have fished WB for a lot of years and have never caught a Perch!  Probably because I don't specifically target them, but the methods I use could invite a Perch bite once in awhile.  I have never fished WB thru the ice, because most years I don't trust the conditions.

I see others on Bigfishtackle reporting catching Perch, but only a few here and there. 

So why the change in limit, when I don't believe there is a large population of the species in WB?

They are trying to give the Perch a chance to establish a stronger population so the rest of the predators have something to eat in the spring and early summer each year.