The possession limit would not apply. When you're out on the water fishing (or standing on the bank, whatever) all you can legally have in your live well, on your stringer, in your basket, ect, is the daily creel limit. That is all the fish you are legally allowed to catch and keep in a day. If you catch your limit, take them home, then go out and catch more, you're breaking the law.
Yes. And if you're storing them at your "Primary residence," you could go out a third day and catch and keep a limit legally. Where the possession limit comes into play is when you're "in the field," like if you're camping, renting a cabin, or even staying in a cabin you own that is not your primary residence. In that case, if you've gone out fishing two days and have caught and kept a limit both days, if you were to fish a third day, and still have all the other fish, you'd be in violation as soon as you caught and kept your first fish (possession limits, at least in most states, are equivalent to twice the daily creel limit). BUT, there have been times when I've had upwards of thirty trout in my freezer here at my house, and since it's my primary residence, that's perfectly legal.




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