Well Craig, add me to the confused. I am not challenging you or anyone else, but it is apparrent there is a conflict in the regs. I checked again to be sure and I see, located in;

[B]KAR 115-7-1

Fishing; legal equipment, methods of taking, and other provisions.

(1) Each individual shall place all legally caught fish on a stringer, cord, cable, or chain, or in a
basket, sack, cage, or other holding device, separate from those fish caught by any other individual.[/B]

Within the ongoing discussion within "Creative Ways to Sedate Crappie" (thread below) and discussion with others the last several days, other questions have surfaced.

In reading this following language in this reg;

Fish with length or creel limits shall have the head, body, and tail fin left attached while in possession on the water or until consumed on the water. Sportfish taken must be kept until consumed, processed, taken home, released, or disposed of at a designated fish cleaning station

the questions----- Is the boat dock considered off the water?
I pull up to the Fish Cleaning Station at the dock on a length-limit lake, put my fish in a bucket and start cleaning the fish while my partner is backing in the boat trailer. Can the CO challenge/question me on the fish lengths/creel count after I have cleaned some/all of the fish? Or whose fish they are, my partners or mine?

Any thoughts??


Thanks Craig!