Quinte Fishing

So if you have 4 walleye in the live well, and you continue to fish maybe you catch this or that...but if you get a 5th Walleye and trade it out for the smallest one in your live well, are you in violation of the limit ?

I believe culling walleye is illegal. If it isn't, it definitely should be.

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I do not believe it is illegal, the returning fish has to be healthy and expected to survive. Many people put fish in the live well so they can needle the fish to release air from a fish,s bladder so it has a better chance of survival when released. Tournament pros do it during compatitions. Just remember that only one walleye can break the 24 inch mark. Remember to count the fish at home in the freezer as part of your count.
Cheers Rob

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You are not in violation.

Some of the pickerel lakes that I fish in northwest Ontario, that have a slot size (18-21") make
It a law that you cannot have water in your live well, in a pail, or attach live fish to a stringer or
rope. All fish kept for the table, (1 over, and 3 under) must be killed immediately, all other catches
must be returned immediately, alive. System works very well.
Good luck Donn.

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BluePickerel

On page 9 of the regs it says "anglers fishing from a boat may catch,hold,and selectively live release more walleye,northern pike,largemouth or smallmouth bass than the daily limit, provide the fish are held in a livewell with a mechanical aerator operating at all times

Thank you all for your feedback. I guess we threw one back that we did not need to We had a lot of fun and the weather cooperated. Here is bayboy holding up my largest and our top 4 for the day.

Baygirl

From the MNR website here's the deal: I believe it would set the record as YES you can continue to fish with a livewell containing a limit.

David aka Superdad


" Culling and livewells

Culling means swapping a fish you’ve already caught for a different one to maximize the size of your catch or to selectively harvest fish of a certain size.

In most cases, fish you do not release immediately become part of your daily catch limit.

Under certain conditions for certain species, anglers can cull (selectively hold and release) more fish than their daily limit:

The fish must be held in a livewell, a tank used to keep fish alive. The livewell must meet these conditions:
attached to or part of the boat
holds at least 46 litres (10 gallons) of water
capacity for water exchange
mechanically aerates the water whenever it holds live fish
drained before leaving the water body

Culling is only allowed with these species:
walleye
northern pike
largemouth and smallmouth bass
You may catch, hold in a livewell and release more than your daily limit for these species as long as:
none of the fish exceed the size limits
you never exceed your daily limit of northern pike or walleye, or 6 smallmouth and largemouth bass (in any combination), at one time
any fish you release are likely to survive

Example: You are holding your daily catch limit of 6 bass in the livewell of your boat. You continue fishing, and catch a bass larger than 1 of the 6 you are holding in the livewell. You safely release the smaller fish, and put the larger bass in the livewell."

Beautiful fish!!!!!! Dave

Thank you, Superdad and others.

Sorry for giving you the wrong info. Great pictures and great fish. Culling walleye here in NY is illegal.

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Thank you. No worries. Just finished a great feed. We have not had much time to fish, so it was a pretty fun time.