02-26-2010, 03:32 AM
I read an earlier post on this forum that said that it is legal to snag nongame fish. it talked about snagging suckers for catfish bait and a good spot is the Boise river. so i decided to go snag some suckers on the Boise river for some quick bait for sturgeon fishing.
while i was there some fly fisherman pulls out his camera and yells out "Smile for Fish and Game you punk! i hope you know snagging is illegal! I just called Fish and Game on you!" i told him that for nongame species of fish it is totally legal to catch them by snagging. he replied that suckers are gamefish and it is illegal to snag any species of fish in Idaho. i was worried that the post i read earlier may have been mistaken so i left my attempt at getting sturgeon bait in case if i was unintentially breaking the law.
i called Fish and Game when i got home and they told me that it is perfectly legal to snag any nongame species of fish (carp and suckers) in idaho as long as you have a fishing license.
Just so everyone knows... it is legal to snag nongame fish in idaho... so i dont want any more people on the river giving me any more crap about snagging suckers.
thank you everyone for listening to me take out my frustrations on this post. its mostly for my sanity that i write this.
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while i was there some fly fisherman pulls out his camera and yells out "Smile for Fish and Game you punk! i hope you know snagging is illegal! I just called Fish and Game on you!" i told him that for nongame species of fish it is totally legal to catch them by snagging. he replied that suckers are gamefish and it is illegal to snag any species of fish in Idaho. i was worried that the post i read earlier may have been mistaken so i left my attempt at getting sturgeon bait in case if i was unintentially breaking the law.
i called Fish and Game when i got home and they told me that it is perfectly legal to snag any nongame species of fish (carp and suckers) in idaho as long as you have a fishing license.
Just so everyone knows... it is legal to snag nongame fish in idaho... so i dont want any more people on the river giving me any more crap about snagging suckers.
thank you everyone for listening to me take out my frustrations on this post. its mostly for my sanity that i write this.
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