On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 10:22:46 PM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:
Philip,I speak with the US Park Police on a daily basis while guiding at/near Chain Bridge during the shad run, in addition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the George Washington Memorial Parkway head office.The police enforce the fishing laws and regulations (federal and Washington DC) regardless of the species targeted.The rules for snakehead, golden shiner, hickory shad, and American eel etc are all the same whether a native or non native. The term 'invasive' could be applied to all fish listed with an 'i' stated here: https://www.potomacriver.org/wp-content/ uploads/2014/11/ MasterFreshFishList0213.pdf D.C. Regulations:DC Agency Top Menu
General Fishing Regulations
Fishing or taking fish and other aquatic organisms for commercial purposes is prohibited.
Except as otherwise permitted by these rules: a person shall fish only with a rod, hook, and line, not to exceed three lines in number and not having more than two hooks to each line.
Artificial lures or plugs with multiple or gang hooks are considered one unit.
The use of dip nets shall be prohibited, except for capturing baitfish, gizzard shad, shiners and other cyprinids and in the landing of fish taken by angling, provided the net does not exceed 24 inches in diameter and nine cubic feet in overall volume.
- The use of cast nets and seine nets is prohibited.
- Snagging of aquatic organisms is prohibited.
- A person may operate eel traps, if the number of traps does not exceed five.
- An eel trap operator shall attach the operator's angling license number to each trap.
It Is Unlawful
It shall be unlawful to do any of the following:
- Introduce any species of fish, or other aquatic organism not indigenous to the waters of the District of Columbia;
- Possess a fish with a total length less than the minimum (see Species Descriptions);
- Possess a number of fish of a particular species greater than the possession limit listed in the DC Fish Field Guide;
- Possess aboard any boat, while fishing, or while in the possession of fishing equipment, any fish that has had the head or tail removed for which size or a weight limit is prescribed;
- Capture, harass, harm, or fail to return to the water immediately any organism which is listed by the US Department of Interior as endangered, or threatened, except for specific or designated scientific collection;
- Take, kill, or injure fish or other aquatic organism by using explosives, chemicals, firearms, or electricity, except for scientific collection;
- Take, catch, or possess any species of sturgeon; or
- Take fish except as specified in these rules.
Species Specific
Fish Species Regulation **Unless season is posted *15 inches, March 1 thru June 15
For more information, call (202) 535-2272Penalties
Any person who violates fishing license rules and regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined:
- A fine of $100.00 for the first offense
- A fine of $150.00 for the second offense
- A fine of $200.00 for the third and subsequent offenses
Additional Regulations for Rock Creek Park
- No nets of any kind are permitted in Rock Creek Park for the purpose of catching fish.
- No digging for bait in Rock Creek Park is permitted.
Moratorium on Shad and River Herring
In accordance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for shad and river herring, the possession of these species is prohibited. For more information please contact the Fisheries and Wildlife Division by phone at 202.535.2260 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. You may also email the Associate Director at bryan...@dc.gov.Currently, there are no bait restrictions, however, there is a coast-wide moratorium on the possession of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris), blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis), and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus).
Striped Bass Season 2016
Striped Bass season opens on May 16, and concludes on December 31.Anglers may keep;
- Two (2) fish between 20" and 28", OR
- One (1) fish between 20" and 28" AND one (1) fish greater than 28".
The Alabama Rig
DOEE considers the Alabama Rig and the umbrella rig to be a collection of individual lures. While using an Alabama Rig, an angler may employ the following.
- Any number of hookless baits, and,
- Two (2) individual baits each with one (1) hook. These two (2) hooked baits may be deployed in any configuration.
OR
- Any number of hookless baits, and,
- One (1) bait with multiple or gang hooks. This one (1) hooked bait may deployed anywhere on the rig.
American Eel Minimum Size
In accordance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for American eel, the minimum size for this species is 9 inches. Possession of undersized American Eel is prohibited. For more information please contact the Fisheries and Wildlife Division by phone at 202.535.2260between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. You may also email the Associate Director at bryan...@dc.gov.
Contact TTY:711Related Content:Sent from my iPhone@ Rob Snowhite ,I'm not saying that you're wrong about the snakehead rules, since I don't know them.But I do know that you are encouraged to kill them, that the authorities would like to see them eradicated (which will never happen, unless they find a disease to introduce that ONLYimpacts snakeheads and doesn't harm anything else), an that -- at least in Virginia -- it is illegal to transport a live snakehead. You must kill it before transporting if to comply with the law.I say of this to say that I would be shocked if the authorities tried to crack down on snakehead fishing, illegal or not. They would like the species completely eradicated, so (within limits) I doubt that officials would care how you catch them. Now... if you dropped dynamite in the river, they'd probably get upset. But spearing them, netting them, grabbing them, stoning them, hypnotizing them, dressing up as snakehead and pretending to a friend or potential suitor.... whatever works, I really can't see the authorities caring, as long as snakeheads are your quarry.Now, as for other species of fish, I think you could have more problems, that is, if the officials were to ever get serious about checking and enforcing the rules.Just my $0.02, and also my opinion. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, it very well may be illegal, but I doubt any of the authorities would care, as long as it's only snakeheads that you are hunting.--On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Rob Snowhite <r...@robsnowhite.com> wrote:Rod and reel only from D.C. shorelines. Once you are in a boat you can spear or bow/arrow. No nets, spear, bow, snag, etc from shore in D.C.
Trent and I saw a guy take one with a pitchfork which was amazing and illegal.
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> On Apr 12, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jim Boryan <jimmyboy...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is it illegal to spear the sneks? I thought the removal of sneks from the river was encourage? Are you sure it was a man carrying a spear and not the Greek water god Broseidon? King of
> The Flowcean?
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