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Post by striperjohn on Apr 17, 2015 7:47:16 GMT -5
Hey guys anyone know if Virginia has a regulation about bringing outside baitfish into SML? I can't seem to find anything. In Tennessee many lakes have a regulation that outside baits can not be brought into the lake for use.
I talked with some NC folks a few weeks ago who brought up wild shiners, others wereusing ocean herring, and one the new guys on here talking about yellowtails-or something. I can't imagine this stuff is good for the fishery. Just my 2 cents worth.
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Post by BentRod on Apr 17, 2015 9:34:10 GMT -5
I don't know of any laws forbidding it, but it's the reason we have Copepods, so I'd agree it's got the potential to harm the fishery but it's also impossible to manage.
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 17, 2015 9:35:49 GMT -5
I'd be all for someone bringing a few thousand skipjack herring up though  |
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Post by valleythunder on Apr 23, 2015 10:58:04 GMT -5
I'd be all for someone bringing a few thousand skipjack herring up though I'll second Mikes Skipjack suggestion. Might even be willin' to finance such a venture.....  Rob |
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Post by Gator on May 1, 2015 10:26:52 GMT -5
I posed this question to DGIF John. Here is the response that I received.
The only bait fish that you cannot bring into this Commonwealth are Cray Fish. With other bait fish you are allowed to transport live bait fish into to Virginia, but you need to remember to follow Virginia’s regulations regarding bait fish. Also when you are done fishing you cannot release the bait fish into the waterways. If you have any other questions or need me to clarify please let me know.
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Post by Happy Camper on May 1, 2015 10:49:10 GMT -5
Some guys call threadfins yellowtails in NC.Seems I read no bluebacks allowed in Tennessee.
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Post by striperjohn on May 1, 2015 12:24:16 GMT -5
I think perhaps the copepods and other problems in SML have come from the introduction of foreign baitfish. Yeah it would be nice to have the threadfins back but this "global warming"  has dropped the average temps to the point in winter that they can't survive in SML. |
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Post by Happy Camper on May 1, 2015 13:11:54 GMT -5
Been fishing a couple small lakes closer to home some the last couple years.Last fall at sundown the entire lake was alive with yearlings,have not caught a threadfin or small shad all spring here must have been a big kill past winter.Seems fish at sml don't break as often as they did when the threads were there.perhaps the ales are better for the fish though as they don't have to come up to get them.
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has dropped the average temps to the point in winter that they can't survive in SML.