Yep. Your 1/8 at work.
The dams get me. Do they seine the locks before a tug locks thru?
The dams get me. Do they seine the locks before a tug locks thru?
Arkansas Baitfish Law
As a born-again, old-style, dyed in the wool, minnow dunker, I found this when I was trying to research about PFD rules. Not something I knew was the law:
It is unlawful to use any live baitfish, including crayfish, unless it was:
Caught within the same body of water where it is being used,
Caught in a tributary entering upstream of the waterbody where it is being used (no baitfish may be moved upstream past a dam or barrier that prohibits the normal passage of fish.), or
Purchased from a licensed dealer selling only certified farm-raised baitfish.
Release any fish, baitfish or crayfish into public waters without written permission from the AGFC, unless releasing said species into waters where they were originally taken.
It is unlawful to use any live baitfish, including crayfish, unless it was:
Caught within the same body of water where it is being used,
Caught in a tributary entering upstream of the waterbody where it is being used (no baitfish may be moved upstream past a dam or barrier that prohibits the normal passage of fish.), or
Purchased from a licensed dealer selling only certified farm-raised baitfish.
Release any fish, baitfish or crayfish into public waters without written permission from the AGFC, unless releasing said species into waters where they were originally taken.
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The real question is Does anyone actually follow this law?? Per the AGFC Pathologist named Kelley I can legally buy minnows, raise them in a tank, and use them on any water in arkansas as long as I don't dump them when I am done fishing. How is an AGFC official going to know where I got my minniws. That said it is in our best interests to not introduce potential disease into any of our fisheries.
It is an effort at least. I know it is going to be followed loosely - but it just might keep someone from castnetting where there is an invasive carp or other species - catching some very small ones which look like a lot of other small fish - and carrying them to another body of water. These invasives - animals and plants can ruin a lake
I’ve often wondered if these jumping carp were unintentionally stocked out of someone’s minnow bucket.
Mo gubmint with mo money = mo regulations and mo problems.Your 1/8 at work.
There should be some sort of exclusion carved out for sunfish. It’s illegal to catch a bunch of bluegill out of a pond to use as live bait. Easily identified native fish that aren’t easily confused with invasives should get a pass.
It’s also illegal to transport water. I asked a biologist about transplanting some hornwort from a friends pond to mine and he told me it’s was illegal to even move the water.
I was told by a agfc biologist, that's honest as the day is long that I consider a friend, that they were in the minnow ponds just west of 2 prairie bayou on hwy.70. 2 prairie got on a rampage and got in them ponds. That was in the late 70s.I’ve often wondered if these jumping carp were unintentionally stocked out of someone’s minnow bucket.
Now if he knows first hand or if he was told that, I don't know.
I was told by a agfc biologist, that's honest as the day is long that I consider a friend, that they were in the minnow ponds just west of 2 prairie bayou on hwy.70. 2 prairie got on a rampage and got in them ponds. That was in the late 70s.
Now if he knows first hand or if he was told that, I don't know.
Timeline for Asian Carp in the USA
A detailed timeline for Asian Carp in the United State. 1900 - today.
www.watershedcouncil.org
So the government can import **** from China but I can’t tote a crawdad across the road. Makes perfect sense
At least this proves the government recognizes that a properly built fence is needed to keep illegals out...Timeline for Asian Carp in the USA
A detailed timeline for Asian Carp in the United State. 1900 - today.www.watershedcouncil.org
I was always taught to respect the rule of law. Render unto Ceaser you know. But lately Ceasar has turned into a real bully.
2 releases to the Miss River basin of invasive asian carp happened in Arkansas. The US Fish and Wildlife service stocked tha carp in oxidation ponds. Flood entered those ponds and the carp escaped to popuate the whole Mississippi basin. The Feds that regulate us are responsible. I googled it several years ago when one jumped in my boat on Current River.
The feds could destroy an anvil with a glass hammer.2 releases to the Miss River basin of invasive asian carp happened in Arkansas. The US Fish and Wildlife service stocked tha carp in oxidation ponds. Flood entered those ponds and the carp escaped to popuate the whole Mississippi basin. The Feds that regulate us are responsible. I googled it several years ago when one jumped in my boat on Current River.
My BIL was checked at Millwood couple weeks ago. Him and his son had a couple trotlines out, baiting with perch. They had an ice chest with a few dead bream left in it. He said GW checked everything you could think of at the ramp, but never questioned anything about those bream, where they got them, if they were using them for bait or anything. I don't think it's one of those things they are prioritizing.
Probably depends on who checks you and what mood they are in.I don't think it's one of those things they are prioritizing.
Couple dead bluegill in a cooler would prolly be a lot different than a chest freezer full of live fish.
It isn't about disease - it's about invasive species. But we also know that the AGFC has a history of making it up as they go to justify their policies.
The real question is Does anyone actually follow this law?? Per the AGFC Pathologist named Kelley I can legally buy minnows, raise them in a tank, and use them on any water in arkansas as long as I don't dump them when I am done fishing. How is an AGFC official going to know where I got my minniws. That said it is in our best interests to not introduce potential disease into any of our fisheries.
Started as an intentional stocking - of a hyper-invasive species.I’ve often wondered if these jumping carp were unintentionally stocked out of someone’s minnow bucket.
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