bait ban

dirtyman · #1 01-09-2013, 05:40 PM

bait means bait.no sented plastic no smelts/herring.no shrimp no worms no nothing..........i just talked to the game warden and you will get a ticket at pcr using smelt.

ak-71 · #2 01-09-2013, 05:47 PM

"Pine Coulee Reservoir
Walleye limit 0; Pike limit 3 (no size limit); Bait allowed. May 15 to Nov. 30 - open only between sunrise and sunset each day.
Dec. 1 to Mar. 31 - open 24 hours a day.
Apr. 1 to May 14 – CLOSED"

"Fishing with bait in lakes is allowed at lakes without Bait Bans under “Lake and Stream Listings”, or at general stocked trout waters listed here.

Fishing with Bait Fish (dead) is NOT allowed in ES1 except at the following waters:

•Paine (Mami) Lake

•Lees Lake
•Ghost Reservoir
•Pine Coulee Reservoir"

Bait ban is bait ban, bait fish ban is bait fish ban, BUT PCR doesn't seem to have any of them imposed. Strange thing for them to say.

BeeGuy · #3 01-09-2013, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtyman

bait means bait.no sented plastic no smelts/herring.no shrimp no worms no nothing..........i just talked to the game warden and you will get a ticket at pcr using smelt.

Did the game warden say you would get a ticket?

What was their name?

kevinhits · #4 01-09-2013, 05:59 PM

No way is that correct....

Been fishing PCR for years and bait is allowed......

" Bait fish Ban" is no bait allowed Period!

Cal · #5 01-09-2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinhits

No way is that correct....

Been fishing PCR for years and bait is allowed......

" Bait fish Ban" is no bait allowed Period!

U sure about that?

kevinhits · #6 01-09-2013, 06:09 PM

99.9% sure.....

If that is so, what about Newell, Keho, Badger, Mcgregor Etc.....Same restrictions

BeeGuy · #7 01-09-2013, 06:14 PM

You can use bait when there is a bait fish ban.

However, you can not use bait fish....see reg's for the def'n for bait fish

kevinhits · #8 01-09-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

You can use bait when there is a bait fish ban.

However, you can not use bait fish....see reg's for the def'n for bait fish

I meant to say" Bait ban"

BeeGuy · #9 01-09-2013, 06:34 PM

No doubt.

Probably one of the most pooly worded parts of the reg's.

The fact you can use fish as bait under a bait fish ban is nonsensical.

Tinsmith1952 · #10 01-09-2013, 08:10 PM

I just checked fishing guide and this is what it says about PCR:

ES1 PINE COULEE RESERVOIR

Bait Allowed | Ice Fishing
Closed: April 1 -to- May 14
Opened: May 15 -to- March 31
Fish: Walleye, Northern Pike

Fishingaddict · #11 01-09-2013, 08:10 PM

So can I use smelts at pcr this summer/winter?

DiabeticKripple · #12 01-09-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishingaddict

So can I use smelts at pcr this summer/winter?

yes.

BeeGuy · #13 01-09-2013, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishingaddict

So can I use smelts at pcr this summer/winter?

Check the regs before you ask.

Fishingaddict · #14 01-09-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Check the regs before you ask.

I know what it says just was not sure after I read this post

ak-71 · #15 01-09-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Check the regs before you ask.

I copied words from regs in the 2nd post above and as I read it the not only bait is OK, but bait fish is fine too on PCR. Am I wrong?

jacenbeers · #16 01-09-2013, 09:28 PM

Why is this being argued. Just go to PCR, throw a smelt on a jig and have a great day doing it.

calgarygringo · #17 01-09-2013, 09:34 PM

Up to a year or 2 ago smelts was all you could use on the fish side of bait. Now you can use monnows, smelts or whatever other fish you want to use. It is no longer shut down for bait like it used to be. read the current regs.

BeeGuy · #18 01-09-2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by calgarygringo

Up to a year or 2 ago smelts was all you could use on the fish side of bait. Now you can use monnows, smelts or whatever other fish you want to use. It is no longer shut down for bait like it used to be. read the current regs.

Oh boy.

The western silvery minnow is the only minnow species that falls outside the bait fish ban.

Goldfish and carp are the only other cyprinids that fall outside the bait fish ban.

Unless of course you obtain them from a pet store and/or they have a tropical origin.

Jbone · #19 01-09-2013, 10:32 PM

Riiiiiiiight, So uh.... No smelts at spray hey. Wait, they're not a bait fish.

ak-71 · #20 01-09-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Oh boy.

The western silvery minnow is the only minnow species that falls outside the bait fish ban.

Goldfish and carp are the only other cyprinids that fall outside the bait fish ban.

Unless of course you obtain them from a pet store and/or they have a tropical origin.

May be my English is failing me again, but for the THIRD time, any minnow is fine - there is no bait fish ban on PCR right now:
"Fishing with Bait Fish (dead) is NOT allowed in ES1 except at the following waters:
•Paine (Mami) Lake
•Lees Lake
•Ghost Reservoir
•Pine Coulee Reservoir"

BeeGuy · #21 01-10-2013, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ak-71

May be my English is failing me again, but for the THIRD time, any minnow is fine - there is no bait fish ban on PCR right now:
"Fishing with Bait Fish (dead) is NOT allowed in ES1 except at the following waters:
•Paine (Mami) Lake
•Lees Lake
•Ghost Reservoir
•Pine Coulee Reservoir"

Ak-71,

When I am responding to you, I will quote you like above.

Sorry for the confusion.