Thread: ky lake tn line

Originally Posted by lungbuster

The following is a question in the 2008 Ky Fishing Guide
Scroll down to page 5
http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/pdf/08f...h=C128C168C682
Q: How is a daily creel limit
different than a possession limit?
A: The daily creel limit is the
number of a particular sport fish
species you may keep in one day’s
fishing. A possession limit is the
maximum number of sport fish a
person may hold in the field after
two or more days of fishing.

I can't remember if I heard it on here or another site ... but, the statement was made that KDFWR had changed the possession law, so that now your allowed to have a daily creel limit for every day you're on the water (days in a row, I'm sure). This would mean that you could camp at KY Lake for 5 days and have 100 Crappie cleaned and on ice in your camp. Whereas with the previous rule ... 40 Crappie would be all you could have, after two or more days.
I'd REALLY like to know if that's the case, or just someone's misinformation (or wishful thinking)

I think Alabama's possession law is two days creel limit ... and they even stipulate that you can't transport more than two days creel over the state line. Tennessee's possession law is two days creel, but I don't think they have any transport addendum. If KY has changed their possession limit law, to allow a collective of creel limits times the total number of days fished ... then it may cause more people to fish KY waters (locals AND out of state anglers).

ANYONE know the facts on this

... cp

Regulations go into effect March 1, 2009
Twice the daily creel limit for all species with a limit.

No one person shall possess more than one creel limit while on the water or on the shore.

no one shall possess more than two times the daily limit of unprocessed fish at any time at camp.

You CAN return home with more than the possession limit if the fish have been cleaned and its more than a two day fishing trip.

This is in the Ky Game and Fish Mag this month Page 12
Rowdy