02-29-2008, 03:31 PM
Live minnows have been illegal as long as I can remember in Idaho. I use minnows to fish certain sections of the Snake and Teton, but I trap them then freeze and kill them. When I need them I pull them out of my freezer so they are definitely dead.
The fish and game does read this forum, but they have never been anything but informative and helpful. They do not come on the forum publicly but they do relay information through some of our members. We have a great relationship with them, and much of the statistical information we get is through their hard work and willingness to share.
Lets use this forum to promote compliance with the law. This is a good forum to help people understand the law without personally attacking them.
The original purpose was to stop the spread of chub minnows. Too late. Most of our trophy waters have chubs in them. I do not know how Montana and Wyoming get away with allowing live bait.
I can not find where there is a restriction against the use of dead minnows above Mesa Falls. I think that restriction was lifted a few years ago. BrianID-are you talking about the no bait in the Box Canyon from the dam down to riverside?
Windriver
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The fish and game does read this forum, but they have never been anything but informative and helpful. They do not come on the forum publicly but they do relay information through some of our members. We have a great relationship with them, and much of the statistical information we get is through their hard work and willingness to share.
Lets use this forum to promote compliance with the law. This is a good forum to help people understand the law without personally attacking them.
The original purpose was to stop the spread of chub minnows. Too late. Most of our trophy waters have chubs in them. I do not know how Montana and Wyoming get away with allowing live bait.
I can not find where there is a restriction against the use of dead minnows above Mesa Falls. I think that restriction was lifted a few years ago. BrianID-are you talking about the no bait in the Box Canyon from the dam down to riverside?
Windriver
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