Fish cleaning on board??

[Capt Chuck]

Check your State Rules & Regulations. Certain species are not allowed to be cleaned on board. Each state has different no-no's on which ones must stay intact

ex Fla:
Florida fishing rules state it is illegal to fillet or remove the head or tail fin of black bass, striped bass, white bass, Sunshine bass (striped bass x white bass hybrid), peacock bass, black crappie and pan-fish (where special black crappie or pan-fish size or bag limits are in effect) until after you have completed fishing for the day.


ex: Calif

(c) Fish That May Not be Filleted: No person shall fillet on any boat or bring ashore as fillets the following fish: cabezon, greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, salmon, striped bass, sturgeon, and any species of flatfish, except California halibut may be filleted or brought ashore as fillets south of Point Arena (Mendocino County).

CT:

The reg's only address fillets for stripers and fluke. With the striped bass, it only states that the head and tail must remain intact. With fluke, you can fillet them as long as you keep the carcass. If there is no carcass, the fillet has to meet the size requirement.