For me it depends on how I feel a fish population is doing and how many I catch. I don't get out very often but I wouldn't feel bad about keeping a spring or fall pike. Most of the time when I fish perch I try to keep males because my heart sinks when I start to fillet and I see eggs. Pot hole lakes stocked with trout I usually keep a larger one but rarely keep my limit. Love burbot but I only get 1 or 2 an outing in winter. Whitefish are my favorite to keep usless they are pathetically small then they go back in the water. Walleye are C&R unless I have tags.
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