Gorge question...

[Ilv2fish]

I have a bro in law who has never fished the gorge but is heading over there in the next few weeks.. Anyway he swears that its ok to use cisco (sp??) .. he said he has been told by a guy who "knows" that it is ok.. I said NO WAY it is... any help here.. (by the way just for the record I jig and dont tip my jig... ) I just want to win the argument...
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]You may tip your jigs with any non-game (unprotected) species...chub, sucker, carp, etc. However, cisco are found only in Bear Lake and may be used only in Bear Lake. [/#0000ff]
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You may not use game fish or their parts as bait. The following are the only exceptions to this rule:
Dead Bonneville cisco may be used as bait only in Bear Lake.

[#0000ff]There are other exceptions, like perch meat in some lakes, white bass in Utah Lake, etc. But...cisco at the Gorge is a no no.[/#0000ff]
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[petty4life]

what about on the wyoming side of the gorge its not a game fish in wyoming????
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[piscispursuit]

TD is correct. Bonneville cisco are off limits, however, there are several species of cisco. As I read the regs, Bonneville are the only species off limits in Utah, if somone were to bring in another species from elsewhere as bait (frozen dead of course) I believe there would be no problem.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Not sure about Wyoming. Utah is the state with all the wierd restrictions. Heck, I imagine you can use live kokanee in Wyoming.
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[BigBuck3333]

can you use dead ones,cause them kokes are pretty weak and they dont stay alive long after ya put a couple hooks in em.[]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]No doubt about it, kokes cannot withstand a lot of stress and abuse. Belly up if you release them after a tough battle on light line...and squeezing their guts out while you twist the hook(s) out of them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, it is a sure thing they won't live very long if you run a 10/0 hook through their heads and drop them back in with a heavy weight dragging them down. Not nice. Not legal.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'll guarantee that if you could find some sardine sized kokes to fish live or dead that you would make friends with some big macks.[/#0000ff]
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[kokeking]

[font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][black][size 1][font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][black][size 1][#0000ff]"Not sure about Wyoming. Utah is the state with all the wierd restrictions. Heck, I imagine you can use live kokanee in Wyoming. "

No,NO and No you cant use dead kokanee as bait. They are considered a game fish,and in Wyoming you can't use game fish as bait.Now as for cisco,I don't know if they could be used at the gorge or not.
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