Don,
Simply put, yes. By having trout #6 on your hook when the limit is 5, you are in possession of 6. Now this was not anywhere on the PA website that I could find but was related to me by a friend who is a fish warden in PA. His suggestion was to continue to release #5 until you were preparing to leave.
One thing I did note in the regs was that even casting into a redd was a violation but if you caught an illegal bass with eggs anywhere else, you were to merely release it immediately and be under no violation of code.
In Maryland, a fellow was relieved of his rods, gear, boat, and car when caught fishing the day after striper season ended a few weeks back. While not stated, I'll bet that fellow had a cooler full of fish for them to go that far.
In PA, a fellow was reported to have incurred a $400 fine plus costs for a fishing violation in my hometown newspaper. I think he was fishing without a displayed license and not having one on his person.
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From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Was Bream Flyfishers, now C&R/Keeper Rules?
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:28:03 -0600
Murf,
The question was -Do you have to quit fishing catch & release when you have
your limit in possession?
DonO
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From: David Murphy
Don,
PA has a per day limit and total possesion limit per species last I
remember. Anyone can check it out by googling pa fish & boat commish for
the specifics.
Murf
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