08-10-2009, 03:12 PM
In the past several people have contradicted me when I stated you can use crappie and trout for sturgeon bait in Idaho. I f you check the "Current Print News" on the IDF&G website there is an "ask the CO" question about it this week. Here is what it states...
[center]IDAHO FISH AND GAME
HEADQUARTERS NEWS RELEASE
Boise, ID[/center]
Date:August 3, 2009Contact:Ed Mitchell
(208) 334-3700
ask fish and game: fish used as bait
Q. Is it legal to use game fish or pieces of game fish for bait? Is it legal for me to use eggs from hatchery steelhead I catch in Idaho for bait?
A. It is not legal to use any live fish as bait, except that live crayfish and bull frogs may be used if caught on the body of water being fished. But game fish reduced to possession may be used as fishing bait, either whole or cut up. Those fish, however, still count toward bag limits. Steelhead roe is legal if cured - that is, dead eggs.
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[center]IDAHO FISH AND GAME
HEADQUARTERS NEWS RELEASE
Boise, ID[/center]
Date:August 3, 2009Contact:Ed Mitchell
(208) 334-3700
ask fish and game: fish used as bait
Q. Is it legal to use game fish or pieces of game fish for bait? Is it legal for me to use eggs from hatchery steelhead I catch in Idaho for bait?
A. It is not legal to use any live fish as bait, except that live crayfish and bull frogs may be used if caught on the body of water being fished. But game fish reduced to possession may be used as fishing bait, either whole or cut up. Those fish, however, still count toward bag limits. Steelhead roe is legal if cured - that is, dead eggs.
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