Utah Lake. IT HAS BEGUN!

[kochanut]

i pretty darn sure that coutns as possesion... but im not trying to give him a hard time at all!! ive done the exact same thing myself [:/]
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[Weekend_Warrior]

Nice work Pez. I will be down there tonight. If I see the "mini" whaler I will say hello! I'll be on my green toon.

About the Crappie. What if he has 5 family members with licences? That is legal right??
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[Kent]

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it's called a possession limit. usually 2 days worth of a daily bag limit.

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Many moons ago, one was able to have two days worth in possession; however, for several years the rule reads:

"In Utah, the bag and possesson limits are the same. For example, once you've harvested a limit of trout, you cannot harvest any more trout until you've consumed or donated at least some of the trout you've harvested..."
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[FISHAMANIAC801]

Ya I stir the pot when needed ... Limit of 50 crappie from where ??? Up here in these northern parts the limit is 20 except for willard which is 10 .. anyhow even if it were 50 hes bout 100 slabs over his limit period and no it wasnt a mis readin on my be half 300 or so crappie fillets in his freezer is what he posted sounds like a gamehog to me [mad][mad] Sorry Pezvela to hi-jack your thread and go off on a tangent ...FISHAMANIAC
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[fishguru73]

How many trips do you think I gathered them. Hint.... at least 6.
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[fishguru73]

So what you are saying is that if I have the fillets equivalent to 20 crappie at home in the freezer then I can only keep 30 on my next outing?
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[fishguru73]

FYI, I release 90 percent of what I catch. I came here from Oklahoma and we had a daily bag limit of 74 crappie. I thought that 50 crappie was specified as a take home limit and not the aggregate except for at Willard Bay and Pineview. I am not a complete fish hog and I try top obey the rules. There isn't even a limit on crappie in some places because they are such prolific breeders and can quickly over-populate a place. I donated some fillets to some of my poor neighbors and I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.
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[walleyebob]

Dont sweat it man. Some folks just want to stir up $h-t. Some folks think they are so high and mighty that they can do no wrong. Some folks are just dumb as a stump. Most of us really dont care how many fish you have in the freezer, but, can I go Crappie fishin with ya some time?
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Hey Bro, we weren't really trying to give you a hard time. But I know you came here from another state that has more liberal regulations on crappies and other species. Heck, almost any state is more liberal on crappies.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My only suggestion is to be a bit more careful about what you post...especially if it can be interpreted as being afoul of regulations. In Utah there are different bag and possession limits for almost all waters that have crappies in them. And the law is open to the interpretation of the DWR officers. If one of them was to find you with 100 fillets...from a water where the statewide limit of 50 applies...he could arbitrarily assume that you caught them in Willard or Powell...where the limit is only 10. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We have some quirky laws in Utah...especially on trout. For example if you catch and keep a couple of tiger trout under 22 inches in Huntington, and then go fish in Scofield, a CO might check your fish from the other lake and give you a ticket for being in possession of slot limit fish at Scofield.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It pays to know the regulations and to not leave yourself open to being considered a violator. We know you know how to catch the crappies at Utah Lake. And there are plenty of them in there. But not many folks look kindly on somebody who harvests for the freezer and then boasts about having more than the bag and possession limit.[/#0000ff]
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[fishguru73]

I'm sorry.[:/] I read the guide book and it said that possession was in the aggregate between actual physical possession and what is at home. I didn't know. I came here from Oklahoma and the daily limit there was 74 per person. I try to obey all the rules and I don't poach and hoard. I usually take what I would like to have available for a pleasant dinner or entertaining guests on occasion and once I feel that what I have is more than sufficient I don't keep any more. I release most of the fish I catch and I believe in conservation. Crappie are an extremely prolific species with a tendency to over-populate and there are places I have fished that don't even have a limit. It was my mistake and I feel bad.[frown]
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[fishguru73]

Damn TD... I feel like such an ignorant fool. I should have known, but I missed it all in in the interpretation of one tiny paragraph. I guess I'll have to start having fish fries more often. Anything that is good frozen is better fresh anyway.
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[fishguru73]

It would be my pleasure.[]
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[THESLAYER]

HE better hope so, are the crappie as tastie as eye??
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[fishguru73]

The crappie are just as tasty as the eyes, if not more, but there is more work involved for the amount of filleting. I read my profile again just to be sure that there was no tracking me down for a witch hunt and my address is "Wherever the fish are" in Magna, UT. All I have to hope for is some respect from the anglers that I have shared some of my best memories with and I have gotten nothing but pure respect. I misinterpreted the law but I do not ravage fisheries and I release at least nine times out of ten. I don't like having to defend my good name to people for a small infraction that can be misconstrued and used against me.... especially from jealous sharks looking for some chum because they don't catch as many fish in a year as I do in single outings at times.
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[flygoddess]

I don't think it really has anything to do with jealousy. You made a mistake, but it doesn't make it less illegal.
But what done is done, hope for the best and now you know.

I am just a little surprised that in the past three days, I have read post about "MISTAKES".
I have to say it again, no excuse for ignorance (not knowing) to break the law. This is a good thing and probably more enforced now due to some NON ENGLISH speaking people trying the old "I didn't know" story.

1. What is good in one state, may not be good in all states.
2. With the 365 day license, first of every month check yours to see when it is expired, or before you hop in the car and head out.[]

Be safe this year,

FG
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[albinotrout]

[quote fishguru73]FYI, I release 90 percent of what I catch. [/quote]

I can vouch about his releasing fish. I met him at Jordanelle last summer and all the fish I saw him catch went right back into the lake.
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[flygoddess]

Right on. We like that!!!
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[THESLAYER]

Like barbless hooks right
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[NiteFisher]

[quote fishguru73] It will be a pleasant change from the 300 or so crappie fillets in the freezer.[/quote]

[cool]Maybe it was an exaggeration kinda like "I have a million fillets in the freezer". I always say I have a freezer full of fish to emphasize that I caught a bunch of fish but really I only ever freeze a couple fillets at a time.
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[NiteFisher]

Whoa, never mind. I should read the second page of posts this one got long.
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