Water Dogs~ Perch Report

[waterdog]

No Go Today~! Too Nasty~
Hope to get out later this week.
~Fish On (when it is safe)
9/13/2015

[waterdog]

Thursday~September 17, 2015
30 more perch at "H"can. 2.5 hours, did some sorting.
7 pounds at the cleaners, boat next to me had 72 for the day, and they were using spreaders with yellow blades.
spreaders , shiners, and no bling for Water Dog.
very light bite, watch your tip and rip some lips off when you see the tip move, or else it will be too late and your bait will be.... fish food.
~Fish On

[waterdog]

9/18/2015 Friday
90 perch at H can
Day started at 9 am and finished at 2:30
we had shiners from AJ's, a mixture of pinheads and breeder size
spreaders and no bling, we did do a lot of sorting, nice thing about 18 fow is that they don't blow their guts and die
it was windy for the most of the day then it settled down
20 pounds at the cleaners with a net cleaned weight of 8.5 pounds
only a few sheep head and about 8 white perch, most were yellow perch

Hope to get out again this weekend, weather and wife permitting.
~Fish On

[BLACK PEARL]

I will hopefully be out on Sunday see you at h can

[waterdog]

60 perch at H can today
Thursday , 9/24/2015
spreaders , chubs and some cut up white perch.......(they really liked the meat)
started at 8:30 done at 11:30, some sorting and 14 pounds at the cleaners
it was 1-3 foot waves, and some good swing
~Fish On

[Mark]

60 perch at H can today
Thursday , 9/24/2015
spreaders , chubs and some cut up white perch.......(they really liked the meat)
started at 8:30 done at 11:30, some sorting and 14 pounds at the cleaners
it was 1-3 foot waves, and some good swing
~Fish On

Hello, I use the belly meat and some times the eyes of white perch too. Had a Charter Capt. write in a previous post saying that it's unlawful to toss the used fish carcasses back into the lake. Just wondering, have you ever heard of this? Anyone else?

[My Trophy Wife]

From the Ohio fishing regulations:
It is unlawful for any person to possess a fish in any form or condition other than whole while on or when unloading the fish from a boat, while wading, or while fishing from shore on any waters in this state where a fishing license is required.

I did not know this! Also, I remember it saying something about it being unlawful to throw "offal" (fish guts) back into the water, but I didn't see it in my quick look.

[waterdog]

Hello, I use the belly meat and some times the eyes of white perch too. Had a Charter Capt. write in a previous post saying that it's unlawful to toss the used fish carcasses back into the lake. Just wondering, have you ever heard of this? Anyone else?

Put the slices of meat on the hook, just enough to cover the hook.
Save the rest for your garden.
~Fish On (don't be "unlawful)

[waterdog]

From the Ohio fishing regulations:
It is unlawful for any person to possess a fish in any form or condition other than whole while on or when unloading the fish from a boat, while wading, or while fishing from shore on any waters in this state where a fishing license is required.

I did not know this! Also, I remember it saying something about it being unlawful to throw "offal" (fish guts) back into the water, but I didn't see it in my quick look.

See sections below:
1501:31-1-02 Definition of terms."Round" when used in describing fish means with head and tail intact.

"Bag limit" means the number, measurement, or weight of any kind of clams, mussels, crayfish, aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to be taken.

"Baiting" means the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of shelled, shucked, or unshelled corn, wheat or other grain, salt or other feed so as to constitute for such wild turkeys, mourning doves or migratory birds, a lure, attraction or enticement to, on or over any area where hunters are attempting to take them.



1501:31-13-01 Sport fishing.

Fish may be taken in any number and of any size unless otherwise restricted by the Ohio Revised Code or other rules of the wildlife division.

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a fish in any form or condition other than in the round while on or when unloading the fish from a boat, while wading or while fishing from shore on any waters in this state where a fishing license is required as set forth in section 1533.32 of the Revised Code.
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Keep the fish and take it back with you (just remove enough of the meat for your hook)
This will help with the "shiner crisis" on the lake and getting bait for your spreaders
Fish On~(now lets get back to fishing reports):

[Mark]

Can you believe it??
I had a smart a_ _ lawyer bring up the notion that we are not allowed to cut minnows in half to use as bait since the code states..."a fish in any form other than whole while on or when.....". Sorry, but, my God, have we really come to this? I can hear it now, "Save the Emeralds"!! Or..."Sir, you are being charged with the unlawful.....".
Get me out of here.