Carp as Bait
I have seen a few people post on other threads that Prussian carp is illegal to be used as bait, However when i read the regs it appears to me that they are just not considered "bait fish" and therefore can be used as bait any place bait is allowed like a smelt or herring. But I may be missing something
Are they considered pet store fish?
Has any one asked fish and wildlife ?
Or is it some other place in the Regulations? Below is the section that I Referenced:
"Fishing with Bait Fish
Bait Fish means any of the following:
suckers (family Catostomidae)
sticklebacks (family Gasterosteidae)
trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)
Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile)
minnows (family Cyprinidae), except carp, goldfish and the western silvery minnow.
Note: Pet store fish (tropical fish) or crayfish cannot be used as bait fish.
Bait Fish may be used in waters that do not have bait bans or bait fish restrictions. Where fishing with bait fish is prohibited, other baits including smelts, herring, gammarus shrimp and dead fish eggs (e.g., preserved “salmon eggs”) may be used, provided a bait ban is not in effect for that water body.
NOTE: Smelts and herring are of the saltwater families Osmeridae and Clupeidae. Use of the freshwater species cisco (Coregonidae), also called tullibee or lake herring, is prohibited from use as bait.
Parts of Game Fish. Only the skin, fins, eyes and dead eggs of game fish may be used as bait, provided these fish were lawfully caught by angling. Skin, fins, eyes and dead eggs of game fish may be used where the use of bait fish is prohibited, but cannot be used where bait bans are in effect. All game fish kept must be counted in the daily catch limit, including any fish from which parts are used for bait"
I should note that I have never used Carp as bait and don't plan on in the near future.
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