spear fishing for musky

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[trollinfool]

Interesting, i thought the statewide size limit on Tiger Musky was 40 inches, period, weather they are supposed to be in that body of water or not.
About 2 years ago when we had the heavy spring runoff, we had a Musky hanging in a slow pocket on the Ogden river right behind my house. By the time i got my rod and made it back to tha hole i couldnt see it any more, cast for a bit but to no avail. I just didnt like the idea of one these feeding machines in a trout fishery (even though its not one of the best rivers), and the part that it will probly not survive very long in the swift river, or when the water lvl dropped after the runn off, so i asked a DWR officer about taking one that came down from Pineview into the Ogden. Would there be a size limit? His first immidiate answer was keep it, then he said, oh wait, statewide all Musky under 40 inches have to be released......
Just some food for thought.
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[Flycasting]

I think yer right... interesting. Seems to me like the DWR should take a look at that for consitancy sake...
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[smallmouthchaser]

They're sterile. It doesn't matter if they're in Fish Lake or the river. It's not like there's going to be a consistently large population in those places where they haven't been planted. The occasional one will escape a lake where they were initially put, but for every small trout they eat in the Ogden, they'll be eating whitefish too.
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[trollinfool]

I realize that, they are sterile, they arent going to thrive in the river and reproduce, and they are not going survive the swift river water. My true question here is is it legal to keep a Musky under the length of 40 inches if it caught by any method in a water they were not stocked in.
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[lunkerhunter2]

Good ?. I think that Johnson and Mills Meadow have no size restriction and an 8 fish limit. I may be wrong but i think that is close to the regs.
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[Kent]

No special rules on Fish Lake, so the statewide rule of "1 fish over 40 inches" should apply. For Johnson Reservoir the rules specifically state that the statewide rule of "1 fish over 40 inches" applies. On Mill Meadow Reservoir the Tiger Muskie limit is 8 with no size restrictions.
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[fuzzyfisher]

hey kent there are not tiger musky in mill meadows.. those are tiger trout.. inless some have found there way down in a buckit from jonhson's..
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[Kent]

I believe the theory was if any made it downstream from Johnson's to Mill Meadow they wanted anglers to catch and keep them. It seems no matter what Utah has to put a limit on all game fish (except for striped bass in Lake Powell) hence the 8 fish limit. I haven't heard of anyone catching even one Tiger Musky out of Mill Meadow. Not even sure one has been caught in Johnson's.
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[fuzzyfisher]

ya some have been cought from Johnsons but near what have been put in!
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[FishWisconsin]

Looks like no catch and release for speared Tiger Musky....
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[catchandrelease]

I don't mean to tell a feller his business but, honestly Wisconsin, you're killing me. People have every right within the law to do whatever they please. We know your opinion about it. Please don't ridicule those who choose to keep their fish. I personally don't keep many fish, but it's their right to do so...any fish within legal means may be kept. That's what we pay for in our licenses. I'm not trying to cause a stir at all. This isn't meant to be a personal attack at at either. The reality of the situation is that people will keep fish. If it is a catch and release or slot limit then it's a different issue.

I know that we don't know how good we have it here and how other populations have crashed because of over fishing. But the reality is that people will keep fish. It's legal and they can do that. As you can see by my handle, I follow your point but I'm not out to convert the world to C&R. That would be a lost battle.
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[Flycasting]

catchandrelease-

This speared musky was not of legal size.
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[catchandrelease]

Then that is a different matter....something should be done then. Open mouth, insert foot.
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[fishutah]

That's the problem with spearfishing. I imagine it's pretty tough to gauge the size precisely when you're underwater looking through a mask at a moving fish in the murk And if it turns to not be of legal size, you can't exactly release it with a spear through its side.
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[bassrods]

Well if you read the reggs it is a Poached fish....

K. *Tiger muskellunge (hybrid) .......1 fish over 40 inches.....

*V.Provisions for Specific Waters....

(1) the provisions set forth in this section take precedence over general provisions Seasons, bag limits and other restrictions stated herein apply only during the timesand waters listed.

(2) General provisions apply to all waters NOT listed in this section.

But if you read underwater spearfishing ...

No more then one game fish greater than 20 inches may be taken....

So I guess it was legal....


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