Eagle Lake Fishing Regulations

 FISHING SEASON OPENS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (MAY 29, 2010) AND CLOSES DECEMBER 31

NO TRIBUTARIES TO THE LAKE ARE OPEN FOR FISHING UNTIL THAT TIME.  NO FISHING IS ALLOWED IN PINE CREEK BELOW HIGHWAY 44.  NO FISHING INSIDE THE BREAKWATER JETTY AT THE EAGLE LAKE MARINA.  NO FISHING IN PINE CREEK SLOUGH BETWEEN THE EGG COLLECTION FACILITY AND THE LAKE.
 
1) legal fishing time is “one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset”. Sunrise and sunset times are posted on  the Weather page.
 
2) Daily limit of two trout and one person can only have four in possession (for two days of fishing). If you have retained your possession you cannot go out and keep two more trout on the third fishing day as that would be over-possession unless you have consumed your first limit.  Canned and/or smoked trout DO count towards your possession.  Also, transporting more fish than you have people in your vehicle isn't going to cut it.  Transporting fish for other people is not an option even if their names and license numbers are on the fish.
 
3) No minnows can be used as bait, including minnows caught in the lake itself.
 
4) No trout can be kept in a live condition in a live well.
 
5) As stated above: No fishing in Pine Creek below highway 44 and Pine Creek Slough to Eagle Lake. No fishing inside the jetty rocks at Eagle Lake Marina.  Signs may not be adequate but actually don’t even have to be there. It is posted in the CDFG Sport fishing Regulations so not seeing the signs is no excuse! Fred’s Road is closed to vehicular traffic on the north side of the slough.
 
6) NO CHUMMING IS ALLOWED. That means no cans of corn or shrimp being dumped overboard, or anything else that would attract the fish.  Attractants are only allowed to be put on bait. 
 
7) Children under age 16 are allowed to fish with two poles.  Children must be able to do most of the job of fishing before their limit can be obtained.  This is not intended to discourage teaching your kid how to fish, but for example we all know that a toddler is not capable of reeling in a fish and doing most of the work by him or herself, the toddlers limit cannot be taken.  CDFG wardens know that parents have to teach their kids how to do it but the kid has to be old enough to be making some effort too.  IE learning to cast. I have seen kids as young as 4 do a very good job of following verbal instructions.  Generally only needing help holding the rod up after several minutes of fighting the fish.  Baiting up usually around 9, casting around 7 years old.  But, it all depends on how much the kids get to fish over how old they are.

We still have full staffing of CDFG Wardens this season, we did not take a bad hit with the state budget. They know we have problems with some folks fishing illegally and thinking no one is watching. We have news for you, you are being watched, uniformed and undercover folks, don't be stupid!!! 
 
Fines can be in the hundreds of dollars. Over possession fines can cost you thousands of dollars.  The local fishing community supports ALL the efforts of CDFG Wardens, and many of us can reach them instantly. The best thing to do is simply not violate the regulations!!

 

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