Re: Facebook bragging
 

i don't see what the problem is; this is nothing new. it's always been technically illegal to photograph closed season fish. the regs clearly state that the fish must be returned to the water immediately... not returned to the water after a quick pic or two. those are the rules, they print a digest of them every year that you can get for free at any place that sells fishing licenses.
it's asking for trouble to post pictures of any kind of illegal activity on social media, no matter how frivolous.

Re: Facebook bragging
 

and yet bass contests are everywhere during 'closed' season for bass...go figure. maybe they release them immediately and at weigh in they just take everyone's word for it haha. I'll never understand the logic behind that.

Re: Facebook bragging
 

It honestly makes sense to me. If they can prove without a strong doubt when the photo was taken, you should be able to be fined. I don't think they'd use it for a lot of people though. This is probably in place for the guy that decides to post a picture of the broodstock rainbow he caught in the Pequest the weekend before opening day.

Re: Facebook bragging
 

My main problem would be the fact that there is a bass tournament almost every weekend during so called closed season.

Andre

Re: Facebook bragging
 

New Jersey doesn't have a "closed season" for Largemouth Bass. When the regulations talk about a closed season, they are talking about when a species is entirely off limits to fishing, like trout in most bodies of water the few weeks leading up to opening day. Trout season is the only closed season for freshwater fish in NJ that I'm immediately aware of. Sure, there is a period of time where bass need to be released when caught, but fishing for them isn't off-limits.

Re: Facebook bragging
 

You are correct sir.

But also regulations state that during trout stocking period (from March to April) the trout stocking waters are closed to all species with some bodies of water being exceptions.

Just confused on why posting a picture could become a problem while tournaments can go on.

Andre

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Not to mention that most states(like Pa) conduct fish population surveys via electroshocking AND trapnets between April and June - peak bass spawning time(and for nearly every other species). Fish are collected, measured, weighed and some photographed. Talk about disruption of the spawning process!