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re: Gold Fish?????
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:28 am to Raparooot
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:28 am to Raparooot
quote:
Prohibited Freshwater Fish
No person may possess or sell in
this state the following fishes: all species
of piranha, tilapia and carp (except
koi or common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
and goldfish (Carassius auratus)); Rio
Grand Cichlid; freshwater electric eel
(Electrophorus sp.); rudd (Scardinius
erythrophthalmus); all members of the
families Synbranchidae (Asian swamp
eels), Channidae (snakeheads),
Clariidae (walking catfishes), and
Trichomycteridae (pencil catfishes).
No fish of any species from outside
the state shall be liberated within the
state except upon written permission of
the Secretary.
No fish of any species shall be liberated
into state waters without written
permission of the Secretary.
Exotic species of Asian carp (silver,
bighead, black and grass) taken
recreationally from state waters must
not be returned to the water and may
not be possessed alive.
This is the only place goldfish are mentioned in state fishing regulations.
This post was edited on 4/19/11 at 9:59 am
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Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:38 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
This is the only place goldfish are mentioned in state fishing regulations.
Theory: Using goldfish as bait would result in at least some of them being released into the wild.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:40 am to GHamp
quote:
Pr ohibited Freshwater Fish No person may possess or sell in this state the following fishes: all species of piranha, tilapia and carp (except koi or common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus)); Rio Grand Cichlid; freshwater electric eel (Electrophorus sp.); rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus); all members of the families Synbranchidae (Asian swamp eels), Channidae (snakeheads), Clariidae (walking catfishes), and Trichomycteridae (pencil catfishes).
No fish of any species from outside the state shall be liberated within the state except upon written permission of the Secretary.
I don't know if using them as baitfish is considered "liberating" them. May want to get some clarification with WLF before you use them.
ETA: Dammit, you beat me to it.
This post was edited on 4/19/11 at 9:41 am
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:43 am to Slickback
LIBERATE THE GOLDFISH!!! VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!! 
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:55 am to DieselTiger1
On the phone with WLF now...stand by!
ETA: Can only use goldfish as bait if it's dead. No live fishies based on this provision:
Slickback, you win a prize!
ETA: Can only use goldfish as bait if it's dead. No live fishies based on this provision:
quote:
No fish of any species from outside
the state shall be liberated within the
state except upon written permission of
the Secretary.
Slickback, you win a prize!
This post was edited on 4/19/11 at 10:00 am
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:56 am to DieselTiger1
Well I live in Ga, and I have to check on that the guy at petsmart said people coming in there all weekend buyn goldfish to fish with I need to check first I guess...
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:58 am to GHamp
If you're just fishing in a neighborhood pond I wouldn't worry about it. I doubt WLF Agents will be patrolling that are. Hook them through the back or eye socket so they won't get loose, and if they do they'll die soon after.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 9:59 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
ETA: Can only used goldfist as bait if it's dead. No live fishies.
makes sense . . . but how do you know it's "dead" dead?
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:02 am to GHamp
Guys people have been fishing with live gold fish for years and this is the first I have ever heard it being illegal. I know a store that's selling live ones now for bait.
To the OP if it was me I would set out a bream trap and use the 3 to 4 inch fish for bait.
To the OP if it was me I would set out a bream trap and use the 3 to 4 inch fish for bait.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:03 am to Slickback
Slick- My friend owns the only cocahoe minnow farm in the country. I used to help him with it but got too busy with my "real" job. We were working on a strain of gold cocahoe minnows that bass would tear up. Our minnows would last longer in fresh water because they are farm raised in lower salinity than wild caught ones. Also, they are healthier in general...less disease, better nutrition, etc. Anyway, he runs out every year because he cannot keep up with production yet. They are working on some new techniques to increase production and probably expand. We have yet to sell any of the gold cocahoes until they are in full production.
All that being said, yes cocahoes are a good freshwater bait!
All that being said, yes cocahoes are a good freshwater bait!
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:06 am to deaconjones35
let us know if you need and beta testers.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:11 am to offshoretrash
quote:
To the OP if it was me I would set out a bream trap and use the 3 to 4 inch fish for bait.
I've heard this is illegal. I used to go to Campus Lake at LSU with a minnow trap and a slice of bread and catch so many juvenile perch the trap would get heavy. They were great bass bait when fished under a cork.
quote:
We were working on a strain of gold cocahoe minnows that bass would tear up.
Get shiners and put some gold food coloring in the water. It's worth a try!
This post was edited on 4/19/11 at 10:14 am
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:15 am to DieselTiger1
10/4!
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:20 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
I've heard this is illegal
To use a live trap sort of, to use bream for bait no. To use a live trap you have to follow the same rule hoop netters do. He is in a private pond so I think he can use what ever he wants.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:22 am to DieselTiger1
quote:
let us know if you need and beta testers
Hey I cant wait to hit that old farm lake!!!! buddy also told me about Mudd puppies,and spring lizard.... Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:33 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
Get shiners and put some gold food coloring in the water.
They actually make markers than you can use to color the shiners.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:33 am to offshoretrash
Will be catching bream for bait tomorrow evening. Pics of the massive cats caught to come thursday.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:35 am to deaconjones35
quote:
deaconjones35
That sounds badass. In Louisiana?
I've always wanted to work at a fish hatchery or something like that. Should've majored in some kind of animal science/marine biology.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:39 am to Slickback
Yeah, it's in North Houma / Schriever. It's a gold mine if they can expand it. I would love to do it full time but at this point he can't pay me enough.
We only sold to bait shops in South Louisiana and one in Texas, but if they could expand, we would be able to sell everywhere.
The original owner got lucky when he caught his first batch to breed. There were a few minnows with the albino strain in them, so when he hatched his first batch, he had some albino ones. (look "gold") The gold ones would catch 5 fish to every 1 of the regular minnows.
We only sold to bait shops in South Louisiana and one in Texas, but if they could expand, we would be able to sell everywhere.
The original owner got lucky when he caught his first batch to breed. There were a few minnows with the albino strain in them, so when he hatched his first batch, he had some albino ones. (look "gold") The gold ones would catch 5 fish to every 1 of the regular minnows.
Posted on 4/19/11 at 10:44 am to deaconjones35
Yeah, I imagine if he could produce a steady supply of gold/albino cocahoes, he'd be able to make some serious cash.
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