Barn Island BS

[JeffH]

It's called a Marine Fishing License not a boating license. Don't see how they could ticket you for launching even with fishing equipment aboard. However, if you come back to the launch with fish in a cooler I think you are in trouble as you are now in CT. Sort of like the difference in Fluke size between RI and CT, doesn't matter where you caught them it's where they come on shore.

That would mean if I'm standing on the beach and have fishing equipment in my car I can be ticketed? Don't think so, easily fought as I'm not fishing.

Below is taken from CT DEP Website. Soooooo if you take your kid crabbing for Green Crabs you need a license. I guess we need to stake out the jetties at Rock Neck and Hammonasett State Parks. Better check anyone over 16 carrying a $3 butterfly net for silversides or Hermit Crabs.

A license is required to take fish or bait species. What are bait species?

The list of “bait species” includes several fish species found in the marine district: banded killifish, mummichug, striped killifish, tidewater silverside, Atlantic silverside, sand lance or "sand eels", bay anchovy, sheepshead minnow, and mullet species. Additionally, green crabs, fiddler crabs, hermit crabs, Asian or Japanese shore crab, and several shrimp species are listed as bait species.