What should I tell my purchasers about moving live fish and what about catch and release fishing such as in tournaments?
The movement of live species of fish found on the Prohibited Fish Species list from one waterbody to another is not permitted. Anglers are welcome to take fish home that are dead as long as it is legal to do so and harvest limits are followed. Anglers are allowed to catch and release fish. Anglers who are catching and releasing fish must release the fish back into the same water or in a connecting body of water to that water so long as those fish can freely move between the original location of capture and the location of release. There cannot be a fish barrier, such as a dam without fish passage, between where the fish was caught and where it is released. The Order also addresses the movement of live species of baitfish found on the Prohibited Fish Species list from one waterbody to another. Bait can be taken by customers to fish a waterbody and they can use them only on a hook on that water. We are asking anglers not to release their live baitfish into any waterbody upon leaving. The
