Yellow Perch as bait?

[PeterSaloom]

Is it legal in Maine to use yellow perch as bait? I appreciate the info. 

[teampar]

No

[woodchip]

Law use to read no spinney fin fish as bait>

[maineute]

Law use to read no spinney fin fish as bait>

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[LilWeezy]

tommy cods and killfish kinda resemble a young yellow perch use these instead

[StingingLips]

I used to use them open water fishing before I knew better when I was 7 or 8. one day the old man saw what I was doing and ripped me a new one. caught a lot of 5+ pound bass using them.

[Sinnian]

Nope.  Here is the page from the regulations (top left):

http://pub.eregulations.com/doc/jfgriffin/12mefw/2012022901/#10

~Be safe and tight lines

[NoMe]

I always thought you could NOT use it as LIVE bait but I must confess I occasionally cut up pieces to use for jigging other Yellow Perch when the bite for game fish is slow. I never used the spiked area of the dorsal fin though. The thought never crossed my mind. If it is illegal to use as cut bait, could someone please chime in. I'd hate to pay a fine for jigging perch just to pass the time.
Trout do eat Yellow Perch though... look at my avatar... 2 perch were in that trouts mouth when caught.

[countyboy]

Been using it as cut bait for smelt for years.Was fishing with a warden once that said he was good with it.

[COLD-AS-ICE]

Not naming any names but I met up with a fisherman from ice shanty last year that used perch pieces as bait for crappie

[Mainefish9]

I believe its all right to use perch as cut up bait as long as it counts as your daily bag limit and its dead

[bee]

Not naming any names but I met up with a fisherman from ice shanty last year that used perch pieces as bait for crappie

That would be me. Makes a nice tidbit.

[COLD-AS-ICE]

Wasn't trying to call you out Bee

[COLD-AS-ICE]

Still wondering though is using a slice of perch meat legal.

[SilverSides]

These are the regs. as written in the lawbook. New this year they specify "Live or dead". I'm guessing that means whole or pieces as well, but who knows.

bait fish restrictions
The following are legal bait fish (live or dead)
for fishing: smelt, lake chub, eastern silvery
minnow, golden shiner, emerald shiner, bridle
shiner, blacknose shiner, common shiner, spottail
shiner, northern redbelly dace, finescale dace,
fathead minnow, blacknose dace, longnose dace,
creek chub, fallfish, pearl dace, banded killifish,
mummichog, longnose sucker, white sucker,
creek chub sucker and American eel. Any species
of fish not listed above may not be used as bait
(live or dead) for fishing in inland waters

[jeepinjeffxj]

I believe you could use cut or dead perch in years past but the law has changed to dead or live recently

[MG39]

That would be me. Makes a nice tidbit.

OH NO!     

[sst4life]

I use perch eyes balls to tip my jigs

[fishingsurveyor]

I use perch eyes balls to tip my jigs

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[rich81]

i typically bite the head off of a perch and chum the hole with the remains

[blacktrap]

The only fish you can use as bait now are the ones listed.  Not sure if that would mean you could or couldnt use perch eyes, but I would ask before I did.  The answer might still be confusing depending on which warden you ask and what day of the week it is.

[Dags Bait Maine]

You can not legally use any part of a fish not listed on the "live bait fish" as bait. The definition has been reworded this year to clarify this law.

-Dylan

[lobsterman]

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[barkspud]

x3 ....i don't think you can chum what the laws say on this now? Ive seen tickets wrote for chumming through the ice and watched wardens check holes...actually just read it no pre baitng still...

[Dags Bait Maine]

x3 ....i don't think you can chum what the laws say on this now? Ive seen tickets wrote for chumming through the ice and watched wardens check holes...actually just read it no pre baitng still...

It is illegal to advance bait.
It is not illigal to bait a trap.
prima facie?... I don't know.

-Dylan

[FRESHBAIT]

Ok so last year I had a bait trap in lake x,  I went out and check my bait trap got my bait and as usual some of the dog food, cat food,and bread spilled out of the trap and down the hole. Two days later I check it again and pull the bait trap. Then I drilled holes and fished the same area with my kids and dad.  We limited out on brookies in an hour, and saw one of the biggest browns of my life swim away at the hole.  This was all done within 100' of where the bait traps were placed.  Was this pre baiting? And all the large game fish brought into area from the baitfish that had congregated in the area?

[brookieslayer]

That won't stop me from using perch as cut bait! lol.... Corn and Shrimp are not on the list too but many people use that as bait as well when fishing for cusk or smelt! When you catch them the just stay on the ice anyways or they are good eatin!

[Dags Bait Maine]

corn and shrimp are not fish, that is way they are not on the live baitfish list.

-Dylan