Newport, Ri - 2009 Squid Season

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[quote name='spawnle' post='14680' date='Apr 30 2009, 02:07 PM']For those expect about DEM,

I would like to know 2 things, If you have a Herring in your hand then it is illegal, Then how come fishing bait allow to sell them ??? If you take it out of fishing bait store, isn't that illegal already ???

Second question: If you stand at CT and NH border and cast my line over RI or MA to catch Herring !!! Is it legal or illegal?

Thanks,

Spawnle[/quote]



Just follow the law, the only way around it is the sea run herring. Any herring that are bought or sold in the stores would be sea run. The river run are OFF LIMITS!!



And don't think that the Enviro police aren't reading the reports. I hope they make a stop down there and bust the people that are breaking the laws. I got boarded by the coasties in Buzzards bay on Tues. No problems for me, I was happy to have them. But, I was absolutely disgusted by the few people that I saw throwing short fish over the side from other boats. They take note of the boats that up and take off when they show up.



Last point, I consider it bad carma to break the laws on the water. Especially when it comes to the posession of illegal fish. Bad things will come to those who aren't nice to mother nature.