illegal? id say so

[crankbait2009]

i think i now know why fishing has been slow in my neck of the woods.

i went out fishing yesterday morning as well as this morning and came up dry.

prior to making it down to my fishing hole this morning, there was another fisherman that was getting his stuff out of his truck at the same time i was.  i asked him if he was there yesterday; which he was.  yesterday i saw him throwing a bunch of panfish into his bucket, one after another.  this morning when i was talking to him i asked what he was catching and he said that he catches any and all fish and keeps them regardless of what species.  what i found out was that he keeps every fish he catches, takes them home and releases them into his own pond.  i was cussing him out on the inside!!  he takes the panfish home, feeds his bass and whatever else he has to feed with those panfish.  he has kept 5lb bass and taken them home and released into his pond as well.

i didn't even want to ask if he had a fishing license...................would have been more upset.

is this act illegal?  i would certainly think so  :'(

[bilgerat]

I know here in New Jersey it's illegal to transfer fish from one body of water to another. I'm sure that's the case in most states.  I guess the best you could do is get his license plate # and report him to the Fish and Game (or whatever they're called in Ohio) and see if they will pursue it.

[IDbasser]

illegal here in Idaho

[Lynx]

:o

Here in California you would be arrested for that. It states clearly in or Fish & Game Law book that it is strictly forbidden to take any fish from one water & place them into another.

[Skinnyh2ofishin]

It's illegal in most places to transfer fish, but especially if he's keeping anything he catches regardless of species, size, or bag limits.  Either way, I'd say since you know he frequents the area, the next time you see him, shoot him...um...er... I mean report him, yeah that's what I'd do.  But really, give your Fish and Wildlife Department a call.

[etommy28]

in florida I believe you can transport fish as long as you are not over your bag limits.

[Lynx]

in florida I believe you can transport fish as long as you are not over your bag limits.

I just dont now about that. I think that it is illegal to transport fish anywhere nation wide. (Except of coarse you are the government or that particular state). I could be wrong. That would be something worth looking up to be sure on before you do it.

[etommy28]

I checked The FWC handbook it says that you can catch and transport fish to aquariums and private lakes, so I never says any where you cant take them. the only non private lakes are natural ones.

[Quitlimpin]

Great way to mess up a pond.

[LCpointerKILLA]

i think i now know why fishing has been slow in my neck of the woods.

i went out fishing yesterday morning as well as this morning and came up dry.

prior to making it down to my fishing hole this morning, there was another fisherman that was getting his stuff out of his truck at the same time i was. i asked him if he was there yesterday; which he was. yesterday i saw him throwing a bunch of panfish into his bucket, one after another. this morning when i was talking to him i asked what he was catching and he said that he catches any and all fish and keeps them regardless of what species. what i found out was that he keeps every fish he catches, takes them home and releases them into his own pond. i was cussing him out on the inside!! he takes the panfish home, feeds his bass and whatever else he has to feed with those panfish. he has kept 5lb bass and taken them home and released into his pond as well.

i didn't even want to ask if he had a fishing license...................would have been more upset.

is this act illegal? i would certainly think so :'(

My next door neighbor Tony and I go fishing all the time nowadays and he used to keep everything. He's from Haiti and he told me he was always taught that whatever you catch you just throw it in the bucket. I changed his mind though and it's cool now, Tony is like getting better than me now at fishing artificial... J/K he's a good 5 years away. My point being you should try and talk to someone like that. You change his mind then he might change his friends minds and so on

[esoxangler]

I know it is illegal in Minnesota if you do not have the appropriate documentation allowing you to stock a manmade pond. Knew someone who did the same thing, mainly stocked his private pond with crappie, bluegill, and walleye (can't remember the size of the pond, but it was large and one area was at least 35' deep). Anyway, the MN DNR got a tip that he was doing this, so they checked it out. I believe the story goes that he did not have any documentation that he had purchased walleye fingerlings, which, I assume, is the proper way of stocking a private pond, not catching full grown walleye, transporting them, and then throwing them in your pond. They ended up draining 2/3rds of the pond and confiscating his truck and anythng that was deemed used for transporting these fish. He eventually got his truck back, only after paying a hefty fine - $3000.00 if my memory serves me right.  (sorry for he long post)

[bassnleo]

Not illegal here in PA.....unless your transporting fish from Lake Erie to an inland waterway.

[.dsaavedra.]

here in maryland "...it is unlawful to introduce any fish species except bluegill sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnow, channel catfish, and bait fish on a hook for the purpose of angling without written approval of the Freshwater Fisheries Division". -- straight from the handbook.

a while ago my friend and i found a nice little isolated pond in the woods. it didn't have any fish in it, so we stocked it with a bunch of bluegills from the local park (the park has an overabundance of bluegills, and we stocked it over several trips, staying within legal limits each time).

then we decided we wanted bass in there but i wasn't sure if it was legal, so i looked up someone i could email to ask them about it on maryland dnr's website, and i sent the guy an  email asking if it was legal to transport live bass and put them in a private pond. he said it was fine as long as they were legal size and we had the legal limit.

[seyone]

Not illegal here in PA.....unless your transporting fish from Lake Erie to an inland waterway.

It is unlawful:

# To release any species of fish, except those listed as approved by the Fish & Boat Commission, in Commonwealth waters without written permission from the executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

[Crappiebasser]

I'm pretty sure it's illegal here too. Why don't you just start fishing his pond and get your fish back?

[Gatorbassman]

http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/regulations/fishing_general.aspx

"It is unlawful to transport and introduce any aquatic species (fish, invertebrate, plant) from one body of water to another."

[BigJohnny]

It's not about what you know, it's what you can prove. I would rip out the page from the ODNR rules and regulations, highlight the line and leave it under his windshield wiper.

[NewAngler]

i was just in WV and saw a guy doing it. he had about 7 people fishing ALL day long. i pulled in a bass and he yelled across the cove, "I'll take it! I'm stocking my pond!" he had a whole setup in the back of his truck... i didnt think much of it and gave it to him. now i wish i hadnt

[Mattlures]

befriend him and maybe he will invite you to fish his pond.

[wormsnufsaid]

i would just start taking all his fish and use his crap against him

"I f you can do it legally so can I!!!"

[Koop]

I would talk to him and see if he knows the regulation.  If not explain it to him.  If he is a jerk, report him.  Problem solved.