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BajaBruno
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FlyFishingPam was kind enough to link to the official fishing regs at www.oeidrus-jalisco.gob.mx/jalisco/docs/serv/norm/NOM-017-PE... and what an interesting read that is!
For instance, nowhere do I see anything about the often repeated “rule” that everyone on a boat with fishing gear onboard must have a fishing license.
But, here are the rules as they were interpreted by the dear wife Alix:
You are restricted to using only one rod per angler, but you may have as many rods onboard as you wish (§ 4.6.1, 4.20.1, & § 4.6.5);
Fishing from shore requires no fishing permit (§ 4.4), but bag limits must be respected;
Fishing with SCUBA gear is not permitted (§ 4.5);
No more than four hooks can be attached to a line, even for bait fishing (think sabikis here) (§ 4.6.1);
And nets cannot be used to catch anything, even bait! (§ 4.6.1);
No bait can be used that is not a fish (no cheese bait, for instance), and live bait can be used only for the first two fish—after that only dead bait
may be used (§ 4.6.5);
You may not throw live bait into the water to attract (chum) fish! (except when authorized during a tournament) (§ 4.6.6);
The daily catch rate:
Ten fish max per angler;
Including no more than five fish of any single species;
Marlin, swordfish, sailfish, & shark: one fish (counts as five fish for total);
Dorado, roosterfish, & tarpon: two fish (the two count as five fish for the total). (§ 4.7.1);
Free-divers may take five fish per day (4.9);
You may fish past your daily catch limit, but you must release fish caught (§ 4.10);
No fishing within 250 meters of a commercial fishing boat, or a beach with swimmers (§ 4.12);
You may not clean fish aboard the boat (§ 4.14);
Service providers (charter boats) must have permits for vessel and anglers and a log book with data (outboard boats don’t need to have the log book on
board, but still need one) (§ 4.16);
You need a fishing permit that is paid (§ 4.17.1) and must show it on demand (§ 4.17.2). (It doesn’t specifically say “anglers” need a fishing permit,
but the 4.x sections are subtitled “Regulations for Recreational Sport Fishing Activities in Federal Waters,” so who else could they be writing about?
There is no mention of your Aunt Martha who is repelled by fish and coming along for the ride.);
No long lines, nets, explosives, or poisons may be used or transported (§ 4.20.2);
And you may not anchor less than 15 meters from a coral reef (§ 4.22).
(Many other sections refer to tournament rules).
I suppose many of you are laughing right now, since anyone who has gone out with a panga captain has seen all of the baitfish rules ignored, if not
several others. By comparison to US state fishing regulations, these seem mostly intuitive with a few particularities as one sees in various US
jurisdictions.
I don’t see anything onerous here, but there are many that one would never guess based on experience of actual practices on the water.
For your shopping pleasure!!!
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Don Alley
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Gene Kira has written about some of the "hidden" rules, such as the rule against chumming (critical for the San Diego albacore boats) and the rule
against using live bait after the first two fish.
Another commonly disregarded rule is the rule against taking non fin fish, which includes squid and sea shells on the beach.
But you never know when (or why) someone may just decide to enforce a regulation and put your a$$ in a sling.
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Pompano
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We had our fishing licenses checked while in the boat at Mag Bay. After handing back the documents, the checker asked "Have you been watching any
whales?" Of course, we knew better than to say.."Sure, there was one beside us just 15 minutes ago." Here, you need a permit and a guide to 'see
whales'....(hey, we really didn't see any of those whales...we just got sprayed)....fun stuff.
Lately, almost all boats are being checked for proper documents, including fishing licenses, in the Mulege area. I am assuming this will be the norm
for all of Baja to come. It's a 'good thang', as Corky would say.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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