Thread: Youth limits?

Originally Posted by no1son

"Therefore, any person 15 or younger may take their own daily limit given all other methods, seasons, etc. are followed. As always, ensure that all fish are kept separate and identifiable so that each persons' take may be readily determined during inspection."

That's about the way it is in Minnesota, too, as I understand it. That used to be only for residents, but now it also covers non-resident youths. The only real difference is that here we can party fish and help each other fill a total limit, which then must be distributed when the party breaks up so that no one person has more than an individual limit in possession. And here possession includes cleaned fish in the freezer.

I do not find it all that difficult to get youngsters who fish with me to release what they catch, not if one brings a camera along. I use such terms as recyling the resource, and protecting the breeding stock or put it back to grow up, or just let's not kill this one. The bigger problem tends to be when some other adult interferes. If everybody is on the same page, the kids understand, especially if they still have the bragging pictures to show momma or grandma or grandpa. The kids have a right to pride in their accomplishments, but that does not mean something has to be killed to make that happen.

I more or less do not approve of unlicensed youth keeping their own limits. That goes for unlimited children under family licenses, too. I also do not approve of very young fishermen who are not supervised by older relatives. I would place a minimum age for unsupervised fishing to about 8, definitely no younger.

Our resources up here are too fragile to allow that sort of unlimited harvest and fishing waters are simply too dangerous for the very young to be around by themselves. I see children dropped off by parents who then go about other business every once in a while. Other adults are then forced into watching out for them. To me that is irresponsible. If one has the kids one needs to take responsibility for them.

Bet you are a blast at parties.
<<<<<<<kid fishing for a limit without adult supervision.

LOL yep!

Not much of a partyer, but then I am allergic enough to alcohol that I am not subject to alcoholism and so have avoided being stupidly drunk for a very long time. In fact I have to drink awful fast just to get loaded, I normally get miserably sick far quicker. Either way I do not enjoy the misery that results from either of those things. I had to learn that the hard way though. I suppose I am stupid often enough sober; so that is enough for me to handle anyway. I like a single quality beer or a good shot of quality Scotch or bourbon once in a while, but I have to stop there. For me there is very little enjoyment beyond that point. So I simply do not seem the point. That significantly reduces the number of parties that I am comfortable at and the number of those where I am really welcome. It cuts both ways.

Originally Posted by no1son

LOL yep!

Not much of a partyer, but then I am allergic enough to alcohol that I am not subject to alcoholism and so have avoided being stupidly drunk for a very long time. In fact I have to drink awful fast just to get loaded, I normally get miserably sick far quicker. Either way I do not enjoy the misery that results from either of those things. I had to learn that the hard way though. I suppose I am stupid often enough sober; so that is enough for me to handle anyway. I like a single quality beer or a good shot of quality Scotch or bourbon once in a while, but I have to stop there. For me there is very little enjoyment beyond that point. So I simply do not seem the point. That significantly reduces the number of parties that I am comfortable at and the number of those where I am really welcome. It cuts both ways.

Uh...............................ok then..............................I think?



Oh no, nows there's a group of em. Call the posum cops or even Social Services.

Bob for some reason the title to a fishing movie with some older men keeps popping in my head????