I agree with you, spoontang, that you should never take more than you will eat. My family eats a LOT of fish. Mostly crappies from lake in my home town. I freeze fish all the time but always keep an eye on what I have and never let any go to waste. I live 6 hours away from Erie and have only fished it twice. I just want to know rules so I can bring a few home and maybe have a fish dinner while I'm there.