fish cleaning regulations???

[West Basin]

I'm pretty sure there used to be possession limits on walleye. It was something like three limits. I didn't know there aren't any more. When I get time I'll get out the past fishing regulations and see what year that changed.

I seem to remember a guy getting busted for having a freezer full of walleye fillets, hundreds. I think He was part of a poaching ring, and one of the charges against him was over possession.

Will have to check both.

[wakina]

I'm pretty sure there used to be possession limits on walleye. It was something like three limits. I didn't know there aren't any more. When I get time I'll get out the past fishing regulations and see what year that changed.

I seem to remember a guy getting busted for having a freezer full of walleye fillets, hundreds. I think He was part of a poaching ring, and one of the charges against him was over possession.

Will have to check both.

There has never, to the best of my knowledge, been a possession limit on walleyes taken from the Ohio waters of Lake Erie and managed by the ODNR. I cannot speak for other states but the first limits were introduced by the ODNR for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie in the 70's at 10 walleyes per angler per day (daily bag limit) with no possession limit so long as you did not exceed the daily bag limit.

If a person would purposely go over the daily bag limit and get caught, that person would be considered a poacher and all of that persons fish can and most likely will be confiscated from them, that would include all fish in their possession, even in their freezer at their home. There would be no distinction in a court of law of whether they were legally caught or not when the poaching case against that person is presented by the ODNR. An accused individuals actions would be sufficient evidence to reasonably assume that at least part of the fish in their freezer were the result of over bagging and would not be considered over the nonexistent possession limit. By poachers (purposely over bagging) I am referring to those who take 2 or more limits every day while the fishing is good, those are the people who take 2, 3 or more trips a day with the intentions and the specific purpose of filling their freezers during the Jig season or anytime the bite is close to home port and hot.