Quote Originally Posted by noodledancer77 View Post
Actually, you must abide by the creel limit for the state's waters that you are fishing in. So, even in the reciprocal area, if you are in TN waters your creel limit is 30. That's according to the wording in the KY fishing guide.
... that you'd have to be fishing on a TN license & camping in TN, before the 30 per day limit would apply ?? Otherwise, why have a 20/day creel in KY ... if everyone could just say they were fishing in the reciprocal waters & caught a TN limit ??

I don't think it "means" what you think it "says". I think it means that your KY license (or TN license) ALLOWS you to FISH that portion of the lake ... rather than use the state borderline to mark the two sections of the lake. I think you would still have to obey the creel/possession limits of the state where you're temporarily residing (camping/lodging).

This might be another question to put to KDFWR for clarification. Even the reciprocal waters (KY Lake) law - KAR 1:220 (Section 4) does not clearly define this.

... cp