Fishing for trout is a passion shared by countless anglers across the state. In the state of Virginia the limit on trout is six per person a day. Trout fishing in the state of Virginia has many regulations that need to be followed to catch six trout. Once a trout is taken into possession by placing it in the creel, a container stringer etc that holds fish, It becomes part of the daily creel limit and may not be released or culled. Culling would mean catching a seven pounder and then catching a nine pounder then throwing the smaller fish back. Certain lures must be used. One pole in your possession at a time. The list is quite extensive. My argument to these rules is, should recreational anglers be able to catch as many trout as they want if they are a licensed to fish in the state of Virginia and follow all the other rules? The Virginia Department of Inland Game and Fisheries has five fish hatcheries to grow and raise these trout for recreational fishing purposes. Over a million trout are raised to stocking size each year. (Department of Game & Inland Fisheries “Conserve. Connect. Protect.” Trout Fishing Guide | VDGIF, Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries). Fishing means so much to a variety of people. Experience has shown that packing up for a fun filled day …show more content…
This has resulted in Virginia having more native brook trout streams than all other southeastern states combined. The growth rates of Virginia's wild brook trout are very high when compared with growth rates for similar streams in bordering states. In most Virginia streams, adult brook trout average eight to ten inches by their third year of age( Department of Game & Inland Fisheries Conserve. Connect. Protect.” Trout Fishing Guide | VDGIF, Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries, Nov. 2017). The result is more catchable size fish for everyone to