#1448195 - 10/04/1205:45 PM
Re: Regulations for Fish Species not listed in the Marine Regulations
[Re: Reelin]
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Originally Posted By: Reelin
Originally Posted By: EnCon Police
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.
If using a gaff in NY waters is legal and you take a bass that is legal size to land in CT then you are OK. Just make sure you really are in NY waters when you gaff it.
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.
If using a gaff in NY waters is legal and you take a bass that is legal size to land in CT then you are OK. Just make sure you really are in NY waters when you gaff it.
Thats good to know. Typically, we don't gaff fish. On a few times if a very large fish comes up (50 plus), I have gaffed the fish rather then play with them getting into the net. Also, on our boat I have a rather large fish box/well that free floods when the boat is stopped and drains when we steam. The fish are cut with a knife and allowed to swim in the well (nice clean blood free fillets). Problem is sometimes it's hard to reach fish in the back of the well and they end up getting stuck with the gaff to get out. Always half wondered about the legality.
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