Keeping Fish

[sinkher]

I'm not sure where to ask this, or where to look. How much fish can we keep out of Lake Champlain? Is there a limit to size, species, weight? It's just going to be two of us, and we are only using one jigging rod, and 4 or 5 tip ups.

Any help is appreciated.

[DyingBreed]

www.vtfishandwildlife. com should hook you up with regulations for Champ. under fishing regs. Good luck and high flags to ya! 

[sinkher]

Thanks for the info. I was able to find information for everything but bass in the winter months. Does that mean I can keep whatever I want? Or none at all? Or do they just not expect for them to be hitting in the winter months?

[tench]

Perch: no limit on champlain
Pike: 20 inch minimum, limit of 5
Pickerel: no length limit, limit of 10
brook brown rainbow trout: 12 inch minimum, 3 total
lake trout: 15 inch minimum, 3 total
salmon: 15 inch minimum, 2 total
crappie: 8 inch imnimum, 25 total
smelt: no limit
Walleye: 18 inch minimum, 3 total
Bass: CAN'T BE KEPT ON CHAMPLAIN through ice

These are the regs for Champlain, other water bodies have different rules

[wilec]

It's always a good idea to have a state book with you wherever you go.  Champlain regs are real clear in the book.  I know champlain regs by memory but always have a book anyway.  you should be able to get one at almost any bait shop ,sporting good store, wal mart etc... and as with evrything else the regs are available on-line