Fillet on the beach?

[Sweetwater]

This is going to sound like a stupid question, but I am curious. So what happens if you catch a legal fish, take it home, fillet it. Then the next day you're back on the beach and want to grill your legally caught and filleted fish? Is it illegal to have striper fillets on the beach?

[newbie14]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

This is going to sound like a stupid question, but I am curious. So what happens if you catch a legal fish, take it home, fillet it. Then the next day you're back on the beach and want to grill your legally caught and filleted fish? Is it illegal to have striper fillets on the beach?

Why wuld you grill your fish on the beach the next day though?

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by newbie14

Why wuld you grill your fish on the beach the next day though?

maybe because you want some lunch
I have done that before. How is anyone going to determine the fish was not from a market either?

The whole purpose of the law is to keep poachers from keeping shorts. Boaters seem to have an advantage that surf guys don't have, they can clean their catch back at the dock if they want to, then do whatever with the fillets. I don't know about some of you guys but I find it a big pain in the butt when I keep a fish as I do not live close to the water and I toss the remains in the trash, and trash day is Friday so if I keep a fish over the weekend, the rack sits all week long
I would like to think that most EPO's would not bust your nuts about it if you are honest and don't appear to be trying to hide something like a poacher would do.but some of the younger guys might give you crap anyway.

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by newbie14

Why wuld you grill your fish on the beach the next day though?

Sometimes I may spend 3 or 4 days in a row fishing the beaches, only leaving to get some sleep in my truck. So I may have fish caught the previous day, taken off beach, and filleted. I keep a grill in my truck and a nice grilled bass in roasted pepper sauce or tangy mango is just what a man needs when the fishing is slow

[newbie14]

Oh wow, now thats a camp out. I am spoiled enough to have the house a block away from the water..

[clambelly]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

Sometimes I may spend 3 or 4 days in a row fishing the beaches, only leaving to get some sleep in my truck. So I may have fish caught the previous day, taken off beach, and filleted. I keep a grill in my truck and a nice grilled bass in roasted pepper sauce or tangy mango is just what a man needs when the fishing is slow

man i would love to see the epo that ever comes across you doing that! not saying its illegal or anything, but those guys get woodys everytime they think they've bagged someone. i can see the drool dripping off his lips! hahaha