Green WhoreNet,

There are no possession limits for fish, only daily bag limits. If you posess fish someone else caught, you need to be able to identify them and provide their contact info. I would recommend you have a note with their name and contact info, the date they caught the fish, and how many fish they gave you.

Daily bag limits are how many fish of a given type and size you are allowed to catch in a day. Possession limits are how many you are allowed to have (including in the freezer). Some things, like waterfowl have both types of limits. In Ohio, there are only daily bag limits on fish.

Where people get into trouble is keeping more fish than they are allowed in a day. Sometimes they make multiple trips, which is still illegal. The other thing that gets some in trouble is confusing possession limit with bag limit. Just because you give your fish away, doesn't mean you can go out and catch more that day.