OOPS... LOL .. Hit the send key by accident before I could finish... Yeah, acouple of their "clients" REALLY enjoyed it and even stated that they never had such a wonderful ending to the most enjoyable fishing experience of their life... It was really a good feeling seeing the smiles on those "clients" faces and I know for a fact that they'll be back...
Rodney... ;-) On 6/16/05, Rodney Barilleaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DonO, > Personally if I was fishing the "lower, non-quality" water prior to > fishing the "quality" water and had 4 fish in my creel, I'd stop at > camp and drop those off... Because who's to say you "DIDN'T" catch > those 4 in the "quality" water and then you'd get busted for keeping > fish that was under the size limit of the "quality" water... But once > you have that "daily bag limit" of 5 fish, you're done for the day, > regardless, no can fish nowhere... Now there are ways to get around > all this... For example, you fish in the morning, catch your "daily > bag limit" of 5 fish, go back to camp, cook them up for Mom and the > kids for lunch, then go back out and get another 5 for dinner... You > have no fish in your possession when you go back out... Personally, > I'm a C&R fisherman... Yes I'll keep one every once in awhile, > because I love smoked fish... Put it in the freezer till I get a few > nice ones, filet them up and then put them in my smoker... For > example last week when I was up at the San Juan, I met acouple guides > I know after the day of fishing, had a couple "cold ones" and I broke > out the smoked salmon, cream cheese and crackers... It was quite a > treat for everyone and it was great... Some of their "clients" > REALLYBut I guess it's my ex-military background that I try my best to > adhear to all rules and regulations... That way the next person can > have just as much fun, or more then what I just experienced... > > > On 6/16/05, DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rod, > > > > Thanks for the clarification. Same with Wyoming- rules change everywhere. > > > > So... > > > > In NM, on a stream with a five fish limit, you could have 4 in the creel and > > then C&R and gamble on that last trout going into the possession limit. > > > > On a stream (or in a section of a stream) with a one-fish limit, it's keep > > it and stop fishing, or release it and keep fishing. Or move into another > > area with a higher limit. > > > > OK, so now... > > > > On the SJR, can you move into the quality waters with your creel of 4 fish > > (from below the 4.5 mile marker) and catch that last fish in the 1-fish > > quality waters? Or can you have 5 fish in your creel (from the low-quality > > area) and move up into the C&R only section? Do you have to take all fish > > to camp before you can move up-river? > > > > Nitpicky in Wyoming, > > DonO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rodney Barilleaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream?... Now C&R Rules > > > > > > DonO and all, > > I checked out the regulations from the New Mexico Game and Fish and > > they said the following: > > > > There is a "Daily Bag Limit" of 5 "Trout" in any combination of Brown, > > Rainbow, Cutthroat, Brook, Lake Trout and Kokanee Salmon, with the > > exception of Cutthroat Trout... Only 2 Cutthroat Trout may be > > included in the "Limit" and that includes "Daily Bag Limit" AND > > "Possession Limit"... Once a daily bag limit of 5 fish are aquired, > > you must STOP fishing... There is no C&R fishing allowed once your > > daily bag limit is aquired... There is a "Possession Limit" of twice > > the daily bag limit... That includes what you have in your camp, your > > camper and ALSO includes what you have at your home in your freezer... > > > > Now in areas of what's called "Quality Waters", there are "Special > > Regulations"... For example the San Juan River: The first quarter > > mile below the Navajo Dam is C&R only... The next 4.25 miles is > > considered "Special Trout Waters", (no bait fishing, live or > > artificial, and single, barbless hooks only), where you may only keep > > one, (1), fish, "Daily Bag Limit", which has to be 20 inches or > > better, and you MUST STOP fishing once that "Dialy Bag Limit" is > > aquired... BUT, you may fish the "Non-Quality Waters" below that 4.5 > > mile marker and the fish that was aquired in the "Quality Waters" > > counts towords your "Daily and Possession Limit"... > > > > New Mexico is really weird and you really have to read up on where > > you're going to be fishing because different areas in New Mexico have > > different regulations and that includes "warm water fishing", (Black > > Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Stripped Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Tiger > > Muskie, White Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish and Perch)... > > > > Rodney... ;-) > > > > > > > > On 6/15/05, DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Rod and all, > > > > > > Out of curiosity and wanting a difinitive answer, I called our Game and > > Fish > > > warden's office and talked with an officer. In Wyoming, at least, you can > > > still keep fishing C&R if you have your bag limit for the day in > > possession. > > > I've kept gill-hooked fish for dinner and kept right on C&R fishing, > > > although there is a one-fish limit where I fish. > > > > > > I'd be curious if other states have the same law or say you have to quit > > > fishing. Here, the bag limit is 'in possession', which means it can be > > > cumulative over many days- say, if you're camping and hadn't eaten your > > > catch, but it's in the cooler. (A 6 fish (daily) limit would be all you > > can > > > possess per license.) So even though you can't keep any more fish, you > > can > > > still C&R for the meantime until you eat your fish (your vacation fishing > > > time). This also keeps people from stocking up their freezers with fresh > > > fish because the older fish are freezer-burned from siting in there too > > > long. It also keeps poachers from having huge quantities of fish that they > > > say they caught over time. > > > > > > I'd be curious as to the rules of other states. > > > > > > DonO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rodney Barilleaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:53 PM > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here??? > > > > > > > > > The San Juan River, for example, does have a > > > "Daily Bag Limit" of one fish, 20 inches or better, per day... But > > > what happens when their clients catch that 20" or better fish and keep > > > it??... They're done for the day... > > > Rodney... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
