Limit question

[USMarine2001]

As far as the cocky DNR officer it is called failure to keep catch separate. I adhere to this Salmon and  Steelhead fishing by keeping each clients(angler's) catch on a different stringer.
And if asked what Im doing fishing after stringing my limit. I tell them that I am now targeting suckers or trout. What can they say.

LOL theres allways gills and perch hook and a worm, I can't stop certain fish from eating it....it's not my fault

[fishinfreak89]

Solman, I will lean towards your advice as I have seen first hand evidence by ticket issues for doing what freak suggests. Guess not all the DNR officers have been briefed by freak yet??

thats kinda weird biengs my friend is the dnr cheif for lapeer county and everything i do i do even with him around besides what have i gotten you a ticket for?? sorry i guess dnr officers are different the way they look at things iv never gotten a ticket and this is what i have done my whole life

[fishinfreak89]

see i was always told if the possession is 6 and you have six you can fish and upgrade or you can fish and release i dont know thats just what iv been told from dnr officers in lapeer county and in port huron and for trout in oakland county please tell me if im wrong dnr officer are all different

 

[53andout]

and more to chew on.....  I have never been on a Charter boat where the catch was seperated. Fill 1 cooler then get the next one out. I fished LM for years with 1 cooler and never was ticketed although I have been checked for lisences and catch.

Here is something for you to chew on, this is a true story witnessed by myself and 2 others... I took my boat a few years back to a back bay on the D-river to ice fish it... 3 of us got 50 perch each ( we kept 49 each to play safe) and we all had our own respective limits in our buckets...... We arrived back to Lake Erie Metro and there was a younger cocky DNR officer at the launch. He was searching everyone's catches/buckets, etc...... He came to use and dumped out our buckets and counted our fish.... he told us " OK you are good", he then said "however you guys are lucky you have your limits in seperate buckets".... I asked why and he said and I quote " If you had all these in 1 bucket I would charge you the boat owner for being over your limit, I have no idea who caught what. If you cannot mark your fish I will credit you with having caught all.... I then said so if I am walleye fishing with 2 other guys I need to have 3 coolers in my boat to seperate??? He said YES you do unless you have them tagged identifing who caught what.... Not sure if he was just a hard butt, unknowledged, plan out mean..... Just something to think about while out there

[TheFishWisperer]

Im a river Guide no room for fish in the boat.