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Originally Posted by friggidy
I may have mis-read, if so wont do that again!  But I thought it was legal with grass carp because you can spearfish and bowfish for them year round? Definately let me know if I'm wrong! |
Only in the Missouri River. "Snagging of paddlefish and nongame fish is permitted from the Gavins Point Dam downstream to the mouth of the Big Sioux River at mile marker 734 except for a closed area that extends downstream from Gavins Point Dam to a line that extends from the east end of the south cement wall of the discharge channel northwest to the east end of the chalk point." p 20 of the 2009 Fishing Guide.
Bowfishing/spearfishing and snagging are not the same thing. "Nongame fish may be taken by archery or surface spear statewide from sunrise to sunset between Sept. 1 and March 31, and 24 hours a day from April 1 through Aug. 31." Also, "Game fish may be taken by bow and arrow from July 1 through Dec. 31 from sunrise to sunset, statewide. Game fish may not be taken with surface spears." p 18 of the 2009 Fishing Guide.