Killtaker, You abide by the rules and regs of the jurisdictional waters you are in while fishing. You must also abide by the rules of where you land the fish. Its a "possession" thing. If the fish are in your possession no matter where you are it better be legal in that state at that time.
#1448137 - 10/04/1201:37 PM
Re: Regulations for Fish Species not listed in the Marine Regulations
[Re: JD1942]
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If a fish is not listed as having a creel/size limit and is not listed as prohibited to take (like the herring prohibition, certain sharks, etc.) you can keep the fish.
If you take a fish in another state and you want to land it in Connecticut you must meet the Connecticut creel and size limits. This question comes up regarding spearfishing for striped bass in Rhode Island waters then returning to Connecticut where it's illegal to spearfish for stripers.
#1448170 - 10/04/1203:18 PM
Re: Regulations for Fish Species not listed in the Marine Regulations
[Re: JD1942]
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Hunting regulations are a bit different. With fish, particularly marine species, there's thousands of different fish. You just need to be sure that you are not targeting a protected species.
If a fish is not listed as having a creel/size limit and is not listed as prohibited to take (like the herring prohibition, certain sharks, etc.) you can keep the fish.
If you take a fish in another state and you want to land it in Connecticut you must meet the Connecticut creel and size limits. This question comes up regarding spearfishing for striped bass in Rhode Island waters then returning to Connecticut where it's illegal to spearfish for stripers.
How bout using a gaff on a legal sized striped bass, if the fish was caught outside of CT and landed in CT? The reason why I ask is, last I knew it was illegal to gaff bass in CT while in NY it is legal.
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