I agree about stricter regs being needed on East Twin.But again the proposed regs seem silly at best and un enforcable.

Some natural reproduction of Brown Trout is taking place on East Twin in the creeks and canal,problem is in the fall when this is happening boats are running right through the reds(nests) and destroying them.Snaggers are another big problem.
The main breeding spot is the canal connecting East and West Twin Lakes.I know it will upset people but this area needs to be protected from October to first ice and made off limits to both boat traffic and anglers.Protecting these spawning fish might help offset summer mortality rates by by protecting natural reproduction in the lake.

Many people stop and try to snag these fish from the bridges on Between The Lakes Rd.,seen several large trout this past fall with numerous lures hanging from various parts of their bodies Even caught a big trout ice fishing with a large 2/0 hook stuck in its back,all I can figure is someone tried to snag it when it was in shallow spawning .

Boats try to run through this shallow gravel area with motors trimmed up ,this cause the reds to be blown out ,other people try to paddle or "pole" their boats through this is also destroying reds.

Twin lakes is a real gem and needs to be managed to it's full potential. It is capable of producing large trophy trout along with a nice balance of "pan sized trout".

DEP should also look at the perch problem in East Twin as a problem,days of keeper size perch are gone as well as the guys who used to target them. This has resulted in a huge population of stunted perch. Could be a big reason for the lack of alewives,perch devour alewive juveniles in large numbers , Perch prefer the same depths as trout and alewives.


just my opinions and observations....