spearfishing in lanier?

[kylepreid]

Does anyone know if you are allowed to spearfish catfish in lanier? I know you cant spearfish "GAME FISH" , but I don't think catfish is considered game fish. I had a blast spearfishing down in alabama, so I would like to try and keep up on some pratice, and don't wory I don't shoot anything I don't eat.

Kyle

 

[JKSteger]

Here you go Kyle, From the DNR website

..."
Spear Fishing:

• "Spearing" is the use of a handheld spear or similar device and the use of a weapon, other than a firearm, which propels a projectile to which a wire, rope, line, or other means of recovering the projectile is attached and secured to the weapon or the person using the weapon.
• Only nongame fish may be speared in freshwater and are not to be sold or used for commercial purposes.
• It is illegal to spear game fish and all species of catfish.
• A sport fishing license is required to spear fish in freshwater.
• The person spearing fish must be completely submerged when in the act of spearing fish.
• Spear fishing for any species is prohibited in the marked areas around five fish refuges in Lake Seminole and three fish refuges in Lake Blackshear from May 1 - October 31. "

Found it at this link;
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=7&txtPage=4

Near the bottom.

J:

 

[Flightlead]

there are fish in lanier?

wow!

 

[kylepreid]

Well that just about covers everything in lanier. It seems the only thing left to shoot is carp, which that is a negatory. Georgia hunting and fishing laws suck!!!!

Here you go Kyle, From the DNR website

..."
Spear Fishing:

• "Spearing" is the use of a handheld spear or similar device and the use of a weapon, other than a firearm, which propels a projectile to which a wire, rope, line, or other means of recovering the projectile is attached and secured to the weapon or the person using the weapon.
• Only nongame fish may be speared in freshwater and are not to be sold or used for commercial purposes.
• It is illegal to spear game fish and all species of catfish.
• A sport fishing license is required to spear fish in freshwater.
• The person spearing fish must be completely submerged when in the act of spearing fish.
• Spear fishing for any species is prohibited in the marked areas around five fish refuges in Lake Seminole and three fish refuges in Lake Blackshear from May 1 - October 31. "

Found it at this link;
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=7&txtPage=4

Near the bottom.

J:

 

[The Kraken]

there are fish in lanier?

wow!

OH, yeah !!!

I was up at Lanier at Holiday Marina doing some hull/prop surveys this past weekend. Needless to say, there are a kaboodle-billion things that have ended up blown/thrown/dropped of the docks over the years. There was one of those green, nylon fabric, fold up chairs sitting completely erect on the bottom off the end of one of the slips. Lying on the bottom, underneath the chair, was a catfish who's head stuck out beyond the front of the chair and who's tail stuck out beyond the back of the chair. That bad boy would have made for some great fillets ! ! !

And there was a striper about 24" to 28" long that kept following me around.

And I saw the rare, ellusive, engine block fish, also !!!

Well, KP, I guess that leaves just carp and gar.

the K

 

[Flightlead]

I've heard tell of a Lamborghini out drive off some exotic boat out there too.