please read this....what a Wi DNR warden told me today

My mistake on possession limits, my computer search gave wrong info. 

Anyways, I'll just go to a local restaurant for Friday fish. That solves the whole issue. Besides a lot cheaper. 

No, because if you have an Illinois license.  You’re also allowed that possession limit.  Also, the WI possession limit for panfish is 50.  Double the state limit of 25.

Wright6User since 2/5/14
 You can even legally keep 15 in Illinois, drive your truck to Wisconsin, leave your fish in the cooler in the truck and go out and get 5 on the Wisconsin side.


According to Wisconsin, you can only have in actual possession, even in a cooler in your truck, no more then two actual limits. 
If the ​catch limit is five, the actual possession limit would be 10.
Under your scenario, you would have 20.  More then the possession limit.  Now you would be in violation.  

So it sounds like you should just launch where ur fishing. 

I believe you’re allowed to be in possession limits for every license you hold.  You just simply cannot be on a body of water over your daily limit.  Erie, there is no possession limit.  I’d definitely have my packages labeled and dated.  Maybe even a hotel receipt to prove how many days you were there.

So how's that work when I go to Canada or lake Erie or any other state and bring back the possession limit according to those waters...Who's rules do I follow. The sate that I live in or the state that I hold a license in.

That wouldn’t be a violation at all.  The violation is if you’re in possession of more than 5 perch on the water on the Wisconsin side.  That is over the limit.  His logic is that more than 5 can’t be brought back by water.  You can even legally keep 15 in Illinois, drive your truck to Wisconsin, leave your fish in the cooler in the truck and go out and get 5 on the Wisconsin side.

so with this wardens logic if I drove in a car vs boat to Ill. and fished in North point marina...a mile south of the Wis Ill.border... caught my 15 limit in Ill. the second I crossed into Wis. I am over my Wis L Mich 5 fish limit....  so what law did I violate? 

If you shot a deer in one zone, and transported the deer  to a different zone, and got questioned by a warden, you'd likely be asked a few questions....

If the warden didn't think you were being forthright, I'm sure you'd be asked to take the warden to the kill site, where you were standing when you pulled the trigger, show me the gut pile, drag marks, etc...

Wardens are typically fairly wise to people's ways.

They talk to hunters, and fisherman all day, every day. I'm sure they know when they're getting a snow job, and when someone's being honest....

But that’s the thing, it’s not really a guess.  If you’re on a water with more than your limit, you’re in violation.  Same as if you were on a lake, got some panfish and went to another lake with a limit of 10.  Say you didn’t remove the fish caught earlier and kept 10 more.  You’re in violation for being over your limit.  Wardens don’t have to take your word that you caught fish elsewhere.  If you’re over the limit where you are, that’s what it is.  I can certainly see leniency where it normally occurs.

One more time,  the warden can't cite you on a guess, he needs to have proof.  If it went to any court, the judge would not hesitate to dismiss the charges. 

Reminds me of a old joke, where a couple were at a lake cottage and in the morning the husband went fishing in a boat. He came back for lunch with no fish. After eating he fell asleep, and the wife was bored, so she decided to take the boat and cruise around the lake.  The husband left the fishing poles in the boat, and lo and behold a warden stopped  the wife who had no fishing license. even though she wasn't fishing, the warden was going to write her up for fishing without a license. She said she wasn't fishing, but the warden said looking at the fish poles ,said but you have all the necessary equip. 
The woman replied, well if you are going to write me a fishing violation, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault. The warden said he did not assault her. The woman replied back, no but you have all the necessary equipment. 

I wouldn't be concerned about it after talking to him.  Maybe its different there because that is also the closest launch for that area of MI waters so its more common. Its 1 mile to MI waters, whereas the same location of MI waters from the nearest MI launch is close to 20 miles.  Lots of people were doing it, seemed to be the norm there.  That's actually why I asked about it, after seeing all the boats heading for MI.

Totally get it Lakeshiner, but why leave the door open for violation?

Same but different.  A big part of the reason Muskie was opened earlier was to not have to police people who claim they’re bass fishing but actually targeting Muskie.  Basically avoiding conflict.

It seem like it all boils down to if you are lucky or unlucky on that particular day.lol

I talked to a warden near Saxon Harbor about the lake trout limit on Superior.  Many guys run over to Michigan waters from there because you can keep 3, whereas in WI waters its only 2.  He said as long as you don't stop and fish in WI waters its fine.  Just pick up in MI waters and head straight for the WI harbor.

So I guess you have 2 wardens contradicting each other  .

I see it as I can go to a different state and catch fish, then drive them back with my truck across state lines.  Why would the type of transportation matter as long as I'm not partaking in fishing on my way back.