However mesh size is limited to 1/4" and gear length to 20'. Otherwise a
commercial minnow dealers license would be required. "Personal use only"
means exactly that. Technically you can't even trade them for another
species.
Under 16 within county of residence would be exempt from even purchasing a
fishing license.
Baitfish or minnow collection should be covered in your state fishing
regs.
madtom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Graham" <jimbob54-in-voyager.net>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L--recreational collecting
> Peter,
> What are the regs like for "baitfish" collecting for those of us
without scientific
> permits??
> Jim Graham
> Hasting MI
> Thornapple River drainage
>
> >
> > Everything was taken with a 20ft seine. We sampled the lowermost road
> > crossing on the Salt Fork of the Red River and caught most of the fishes
> > there including a great haul of good sized speckled chubs (with a little
> > effort we got ~60 adult fish ~2 inches or so each). Only found a couple
> > pupfish and zebrinus. Our other site on the Salt Fork was-in-Mangum
where
> > the river was almost dry. Lots of pupfish and zebrinus here, along with
> > Hybognathus placitus and Notropis bairdi as well as a few of some other
> > species. The other site was Turkey Creek. Caught a large number of
> > suckermouth minnows here, some reasonable sized ones too, maybe 3 inches
> > or so.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Peter Unmack
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