Legal to give fish away?

[RoadToad]

Correct. Processed fish at your primary residence are no longer included in your possession limit.

If you are camping, and have processed your fish, they are still included in your possession limit until you get them home. Same goes for any temporary residence like a fishing lodge or resort, or like a cabin at Moors. Those guys that go on a week's vacation at Ky Lake and take home more than two limits of crappie are in violation........if they were to get pulled over on the way home, it would be quite expensive!

I have always believed that to be true, but the Fishing Guide makes no distinction on where you are, it simply says that processed fish are not included in the possession limit, period. "A possession limit is two times the daily creel limit for all fish species with a daily creel limit and excludes processed fish."

http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/2012fishguideregs.pdf Page 2

If one of those fisherman were ever cited, I would hope he would show up in court with a copy of that guide in hand.

[stripernut]

have to agree with road toad on that one....it doesnt say anything about posession limit being confined to your home adress.

think about it this way....when i clean stripers at the fish cleaning station at jtown i never leave the fillets in their "whole" state. i always trim the red meat, cut the fillets into steaks or fish stick size pieces. by the time i get to the top of the stairs there is really no way to tell how many fish are actually in the bag (and no there are NEVER more than the legal limit) . im sure the same could be argued with other fish in some circumstances.

carter solved the giving fish away to other people question with definitive proof from the kdfwr major.

but there is some iterpretation room on this posession limit thing....like somebody else said just dont keep over your daily creel or posession limit and you will be fine, and hes correct , BUT i am not driving to KY/BARKLEY to fish for a week and throw back everything i catch after the first 2 days....aint happenin. ummmm....if i ever catch a limit that is

[Duayne]

I'm pretty sure that the possession limit is only in affect while in the field (ie: camping). And I'm also pretty sure you are not suppose to process more than you eat in the field until you are preparing to leave the field. I fully agree that the field is also a very gray area. I have a place on Cumberland. I own it, it's mine. Could it still be considered a camp site? I can see the argument there.. I doubt very seriously that the CO possesion unit squad will plan a night raid and bust on my place to check my possession limit. Ha!

[stripernut]

I'm pretty sure that the possession limit is only in affect while in the field (ie: camping). And I'm also pretty sure you are not suppose to process more than you eat in the field until you are preparing to leave the field. I fully agree that the field is also a very gray area. I have a place on Cumberland. I own it, it's mine. Could it still be considered a camp site? I can see the argument there.. I doubt very seriously that the CO possesion unit squad will plan a night raid and bust on my place to check my possession limit. Ha!

my point exactly duayne. i have friends that LIVE...not stay , but LIVE on their houseboats....they are in the field so to speak. of course the difference being they dont need to freeze/ store fish.....the fish store is right off the back of the boat lol and once again the local CO has enough common sense to realize this is a special circumstance.

[artcarney_agr]

my point exactly duayne. i have friends that LIVE...not stay , but LIVE on their houseboats....they are in the field so to speak. of course the difference being they dont need to freeze/ store fish.....the fish store is right off the back of the boat lol and once again the local CO has enough common sense to realize this is a special circumstance.

That brings up another issue - you can't LIVE on a houseboat on a Corps. of Engineers Lake. I assume they are on a TVA lake?

[stripernut]

That brings up another issue - you can't LIVE on a houseboat on a Corps. of Engineers Lake. I assume they are on a TVA lake?

it doesnt bring up any issue at al all.............where they live is none of my concern and i mind my own business

[bassmaster]

it doesnt bring up any issue at al all.............where they live is none of my concern and i mind my own business

Some people don't though but I agree Stripernut....wow.

[Paddywacker]

Here's some more food for thought: You catch a fish, possessing him, then release the fish, then, by chance , catch the same fish again, would the fish be considered "repossessed"?! HA!