Will the wildlife guys bust me up for letting a friend play a fish for a while ? I mean, they dont have a license, I set the hook, hand them the pole for a while, and then land the fish myself.
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I can't speak for Washington, but in my area, there are some cases where Conservation Officers have charged a guy's wife for fishing without a licence when she was in the boat reading while he fished. Only one line in the water, too.
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I know that fishing derby rules almost always say right up front each person on boat must have fishing license to be elegible to win prizes.
I suspect this is to make sure that boat is in compliance with rules of most states.
If they don't have a license and have pole in hand at any point they are going to be in violation of law.
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Yeah you can.... not only that in the state of washington if you have a pole in the boat and dont have a licence you can get ticketed. They wont be nice about it either.
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Ben- Jamin
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yachtman wrote:
Yeah you can.... not only that in the state of washington if you have a pole in the boat and dont have a licence you can get ticketed. They wont be nice about it either.
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PugetMike wrote:
WTF??? I have never heard of this before - are you trying to tell me that possession of fishing equipment is illegal unless you have a license ?
1989 Avanti 3450 Sunbridge
twin 454's
MV Mar-Y-Sol
1979 Bayliner Conquest 3150 hardtop ocean express.
Twin chevy 350's inboard
Ben- Jamin
spokane Washington
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You guys don't have boat licences there? Here in VA you can get a license for the boat, everyone on board is covered...
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Here is one instance i have found while searching. Now while having a pole on board does not constitute fishing but if the fish and game has determined that or decided that you have been fishing with that pole with out a licence you will get ticketed even if you havent. So in certain circumstances. Yes it can happen. Now this instance is frmo montana but washington is the same. If a fish and game person decides youve been fishing well you've been fishing true or not.
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My question involves criminal law for the state of: Montana
My friend and I were stopped by fish and game officers as we were hiking out of the back country. We were about a 1/4 mile form the trail head and at least 3 miles from the lake where we camped. They asked where we had been and then asked to see our fishing licenses. both myself and my friend were carrying collapsed fishing poles on the outside of our packs. My friend showed them his license and I told them that I had not been fishing and was only carrying a back up pole. The officers then separated us and we were each questioned. We both told the officers that I had not been fishing and had not assembled my pole. They then ticketed me for fishing without a license. My question is does carrying a fishing pole in the back country constitute fishing? Am I innocent until proven guilty? Can I be charged with no proof that I actually fished?
Thanks in advance for any help with this matter.1989 Avanti 3450 Sunbridge
twin 454's
MV Mar-Y-Sol
1979 Bayliner Conquest 3150 hardtop ocean express.
Twin chevy 350's inboard
Ben- Jamin
spokane Washington
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SomeSailor wrote:
You have to be actively fishing. Just having the pole aboard will not get you a ticket. And yes... you they can get a ticket for fishing without a license if you hand them the pole.
Using that logic Mike... only one person would have to have a license.
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PugetMike wrote:
Will the wildlife guys bust me up for letting a friend play a fish for a while ? I mean, they dont have a license, I set the hook, hand them the pole for a while, and then land the fish myself.
Since WA and OR share so many of their regulations, I bet it's the same up there.
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I suspect the rules are a little different when you have a boat with a head, kitchen, and sleeping quarters. With the exception of DHS in a constitution free zone, this kind of boat is considered a home.
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Here in Calif if you are on a boat or have a car or trailer, you can have all the poles you want, license applies to who is actively fishing ie: holding rod, 2 rods in water = 2 people (unless you have a 2 rod stamp) etc.
If walking / backpacking with rod, you must have license if in an area where you can possibly take fish - ie: you and wife are walking down to lake, she is not fishing but you want to try 2 different rods, you must carry both rods and only 1 may be used at a time unless you have 2 rod stamp. Seems F&G here are a little more forgiving than other states, which is hard to believe!
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