cast net

[RedCanoe59]

is it legal to collect bait on lake erie with a cast net?

[GO FISH]

You can use them but they have regulations on size. They can't be bigger than 10 feet diameter and the mesh can't be smaller than 1/4" or bigger than 1". You can look on the DNR website for the specifics,but I don't find anything about Lake Erie prohibitions.

[RedCanoe59]

thanks i knew about the diamter and mesh size, but a few years ago a guy told me that using a cast net in lake erie was illegal i never found a reg prohibiting it. i am thinking about taking the long walk out to the fairport light house and it would save a lot of trouble carrying a net in a back pack with an empty bucket insted of carrying a bucket with water out there

[BigDaddy300]

Unless it has changed, I thought it was illegal to use on Erie.

[boss302]

It used to be illegal, but is legal now. regs changed within the past year or two.

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[stekzus]

Emailed odnr about casting net on lake erie...they said you can use them for minnow only (no sport fish) ..and you cannot have more than 500 minnows unless you have a dealers license... Hope this helps you

[FISNFOOL]

Originally Posted by stekzus

Emailed odnr about casting net on lake erie...they said you can use them for minnow only (no sport fish) ..and you cannot have more than 500 minnows unless you have a dealers license... Hope this helps you

If you have a dealers license you can not use a cast net on lake Erie.

But if you do not have a dealers license you can unless posted.

"Minnow dip net (square) meshes may not be larger than 1/2 inch. The maximum size on any side of dip nets is 4 feet in the Inland Fishing District, 6 feet in the Lake Erie District. Bait fish may be taken with cast nest except within a distance of one thousand feet down stream from any dam posted with Division of Wildlife signs indicating cast net use is prohibited. It is unlawful to use a cast net with a square mesh less than 1/4 inch or larger than 1 inch on a side, or with a diameter of less than 6 feet or more than 10 feet."