11-14-2010, 03:17 PM
I don't know what the law is on this at different areas, but I would assume that it would be considered littering and bad manners to leave any fish parts in a public area.
For the most part if I harvest fish it depends on where I am at. First off to prevent the spread of disease never clean your fish at a different open water source than where you caught them. Such as don't catch them at stream B and clean them back at camp at stream A.
If I am in bear country then I dispose of entrails etc into the water far from camp. Be sure to puncture the air sac and sink them into deep water.
If I am at a local reservoir or somewhere close to civilization, then I will clean at the water, but dispose of the entrails in a plastic bag that goes into a dumpster.
You don't want to leave fish parts where kids are wading and people are picnicking.
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For the most part if I harvest fish it depends on where I am at. First off to prevent the spread of disease never clean your fish at a different open water source than where you caught them. Such as don't catch them at stream B and clean them back at camp at stream A.
If I am in bear country then I dispose of entrails etc into the water far from camp. Be sure to puncture the air sac and sink them into deep water.
If I am at a local reservoir or somewhere close to civilization, then I will clean at the water, but dispose of the entrails in a plastic bag that goes into a dumpster.
You don't want to leave fish parts where kids are wading and people are picnicking.
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