hello
here is the answer to a question that was posted under Title - (Perch)
Q. was if perch can be used for bait: for correct answer
I emailed NYS DEC Fishiers and here is reply I received 10:44 AM (2 hours ago)
FROM :
Warm water Fisheries Unit Leader, Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, Albany, 12233-4753
P: (518) 402-8897 | F: (518) 402-8925 |
[email protected] Loukmas, Jeffrey J (DEC) <
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to dec.sm.FWFish, me
Hi Mr. Simmons
To keep it simple I provided an answer to each one of your questions below.
Please feel free to get in touch with me directly if you’d like to discuss further.
Regards
Jeff Loukmas
Warm water Fisheries Unit Leader, Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, Albany, 12233-4753
P: (518) 402-8897 | F: (518) 402-8925 |
[email protected] www.dec.ny.gov |
From: dec.sm.FWFish <
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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:19 AM
To: Loukmas, Jeffrey J (DEC) <
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Subject: FW: using fish for bait ?
From: Ralph Simmons <
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Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:07 AM
To: dec.sm.FWFish <
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Subject: Re: using fish for bait ?
Question :
Can one use Bluegills,Sunfish,Perch,Crappie for bait?.
Crappie are consider a game fish due to size and daily limits .
ALL above fish are game fish
ANS: IS / YES : if the fish you caught by angling is in season,
and meets the minimum size limit,
and is within your possession limit, you can use that fish for bait.
ANY fish used as bait counts toward your daily limit .
Yes, sunfish and perch are considered game fish too.
using any blue gill,sunfish,crappie as bait does it count toward your daily limit.? Yes, see above.
Q..must they only be used , in same body water you got them from to stop spread of diseases ?
ANSWER Yes, they can only be used as bait ONLY in the same water body from which they were caught.
thank you
