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Yeah if the culvert drain bed is dry then the bullheads are gone, or died off on the bed. Just wait for the next rain storm. They should reappear as long as the water flows through the culvert into Clear Lake. grin.gif

The purpose of why I created this thread was to inform Anglers of the opportunity to obtain bait for their own use, not to create debacle. Good fishing!

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7 inch max lenght are minnows, possission limit 12 dozen I believe!Unless a commerical lisence is held then its more but for me 244 minnows is more than enough.


Limit on minnows or leeches is 24 dozen, or 288, actually. From the regs:

A DNR permit* is required to possess more than 24 dozen minnows or leeches; to sell, export or import; or to take minnows or leeches from designated trout waters.

The strange thing is that there is a 100 limit on bullheads, but if they are under 7 inches they are considered a minnow. So I guess someone could legally have 100 bullheads over 7 inches and 288 bullheads under 7 inches for a total of 388 bullheads which is in fact, a lot of bullheads. smirk.gifsmile.gif

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Lotsofish,

You are correct, but do not get caught with one over 7" on your line. I do not know what the fines or punishment is, but I do know it is not legal.

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Lotsofish,

You are correct, but do not get caught with one over 7" on your line. I do not know what the fines or punishment is, but I do know it is not legal.


How can I keep the ones larger than 7" from biting, then?

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(Sorry, I just had to go there.)

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When you have 10/0 hook threw the lower jaw, I would assume this is in violation. Now if you have 1/0 hook with crawler and bully on it, this would be legal. I do not really know, but it has been brought up before when catching them for bait. Why can I have one on my hook catching, when I can not have one on for bait? Like Hanson said, the laws could possibly change soon and would clear this confusion.

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