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Author:
jomonkey527
Date:
Apr 03, 2012
Subject:
Bantam/Little Pond
Message:
So I was wanting to get up there soon, but looked in the guide and see it's closed to pike fishing. This might be a ridiculous question, but that only refers to keeping them right? What if I catch one while targetting bass?
Ugh! Too many regulations in CT compared to other states.
Author:
PECo
Date:
Apr 03, 2012
Message:
I know that I once had a conversation about what constitutes "pike fishing" with someone from the DEEP, but I can't remember with whom and I can't find any related emails or notes. Sorry about that. :?
As I recall, what constitutes pike fishing is a gray area for the DEEP. But if you were caught fishing in waters that are closed to pike fishing with heavy fluoro or wire leaders, or fishing with large bait, I think that any Conservation Officer (CO) could rightly charge you with pike fishing.
If you were to inadvertently catch a pike while bass fishing, the regulations state that the pike, ". . .shall be immediately returned, without avoidable injury, to the waters from which taken." And I think that "immediately" means without taking any time to measure or photograph the pike. :wink:
Author:
x182dan
Date:
Apr 04, 2012
Message:
I dont think you'd have a problem if you were going for bass. Bantam lake is not closed you just can't target pike. I was also informed by a dep officer that the river is "closed" completely and will not re open until trout season opens. This was about 2 weeks before trout season last year. He actually told us to go to the lake or we would have to leave(we were on kayaks).
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