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METHODS OF TAKING BAIT
FRESHWATER REGULATIONS
Methods of Taking Bait
Freshwater shrimp and minnows of nongame fish (except
catfish) may be taken by:
• Cast nets having a stretched mesh size not greater
than 1 inch.
• Minnow dip nets not more than 4 feet in diameter.
• Minnow seines having a stretched mesh size not greater
than 1 inch, a length not more than 20 feet, and a depth
not more than 4 feet.
• Minnow traps not more than 24 inches in length and 12
inches in diameter, with a funnel entrance not more than
1 inch in spread.
• Any game fish harvested by these methods must be
released immediately.
• Taking of bait for the purpose of sale requires a
commercial fishing license.
USE OF FISH FOR BAIT
• Black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof
may not be used as bait.
• Live goldfish or carp may not be used as bait.
• Whole pickerel or bream (e.g., bluegill, redear
sunfish, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier,
warmouth) or parts thereof may be used as bait for
sportfishing by he angler who caught them. Whole
pickerel or bream or parts thereof may not be used as
bait for trotlines or bush hooks or any method other
than by rod and reel or pole and line.
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