2 cases of walleye being poached

[bushman111]

why is it not poaching when a charter lets there costumers use there license.i see pic of 5 people with 42 walleyes.im not defending anyone but this goes on every day year after year right in front of everyone.someone gets 50 walleye and everyone wants them put in prison,charter guys take thousands every year no says a word.

[Eyezcrazy]

I am confused as to why they say finding a cooler with 50 plus walleye is poaching. What if it was a group who fished 2-3 days and lost the cooler of the back of a truck- boat? Just seems like a lot of assumptions.

[branhamautomotive]

there is a difference when 2 guys take 75 just between the 2 of them or it 7 ppl take 42. The charter caught a legal number of per person on the boat. If i give my fish to them that's not illegal. i just cant go back out that day and get my fish again.

it's no different than if i give my fish to my grandpa, or a soup kitchen.

[branhamautomotive]

it was the guts and that of 50+ walleye, if I recall and or read it correctly

[Lucky Duck]

I thought there used to be possession limits listed on the Ohio fishing regulations. I don't see the possession limits listed anymore.

[WI Walleye]

In Ohio,

I would think you would still be able to fish, you would just have to release or fish for something else.?

I would agree, if the fish are in releasable condition in a livewell. Throw them in a cooler as many boats do and that is no longer an option. At that point it's hard to say your fishing for something else with a full spread of "walleye" baits out.

I've watched some of the jigging boats have a caption or mate on the bow fishing. While the crew is "getting the hang of it" they are well on their way to/past their limit to help the customers fill theirs. It's a fairly common occurrence just not something enforced.

[itsbob]

Kent,I bet that van called their friends on the boat and told them the DNR was not around and ok for them to drive in and drop fish off to them.When catching is fast and easy guys will double dip.The DNR knows this and watches the ramps.Heard they video tape boats and use drones to keep track of boats coming and going.I might have taken video with phone of those guys.But who knows what they may have done about it.

[pimplepounder]

Yes, The ODNR certainly has their hands full during this time of year. I am sure and hope- they have many many tricks up their sleeves. No reason for this kind of thing to happen, it is too easy to do things the right way, just rotten slobs. The one I saw was not a charter, but no matter. As far as I know the charter capt. can can catch their limit and give it away, but only one limit as for anyone else.

[WI Walleye]

Captains be very careful with this, in WI they started putting wardens on boats to be sure the captains and mates were actually reeling in their own fish to give away. Some got busted for letting customers reel in their limit too. If they see somebody consistently doing it here you can bet there will be a sting operation on their boat.

The other thing they watch for is line count, if you get to the point where people start to get their limits you better pull their lines. If your fishing for just the captains limit at the end you better only have his legal amount of lines in the water.

[pimplepounder]

In Ohio,

I would think you would still be able to fish, you would just have to release or fish for something else.?