Surf Fishing - Etiquette : Cleaning Fish
Submitted by Tupac on Mon, 2023-01-30 09:48
on the remote chance we catch fish today, is one quthorised to scale and clean fish at beach?
In South Africa, we would do this both river and surf fishing
squidvicious1
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Depends what fish and what
Depends what fish and what shire or "town" that has jurisdiction, or people complaining.
sea-kem
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Anywhere near a swimming
Anywhere near a swimming beach and people won't be happy, I wouldn't blame them. But if remote, can't see a problem as it's only going back into the eco system.
Love the West!
SpotHound
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Fish Rules
I am pretty sure fisheries say somehting like, you have to keep your fish whole until you get back home or are eating there and then. That way they can measure the catch if needed.
Rob H
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Once its landed you can do
Once its landed you can do whatever you want with it, other than crays and that should be changing soon
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Wes F
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I clean at the beach
Especially if overnighting. I don't stay where people swim/popular beaches.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.