002.01.20 Ark. Code R. § 066 - 26.21 Yo-Yo, Freefloating, Trotline, Setline And Limbline Fishing Requirements
It is unlawful for a person to:
A. Fish more than 30 yo-yos or other
mechanical fishing devices or to leave such unattended (out of sight or
hearing) during daylight hours;
B.
Suspend more than one yo-yo or mechanical fishing device from any horizontal
line, wire, limb or support;
C. Use
a stake to mount a yo-yo, limbline, or mechanical fishing device on a
Commission-owned lake unless the stake is made from wood or cane;
D. Fail to remove any mounting stake placed
in a Commission-owned lake after the stake is no longer in use for
fishing;
E. Fish in excess of 20
freefloating fishing devices (jugs) and to fail to attend such devices at all
times;
F. Use trotlines, setlines
and limblines with drops or hooks less than 24 inches apart
statewide;
G. Use any trotline or
snagline below any lock and dam on the Arkansas River from the dam to the
nearest arrival point navigation marker downstream;
H. Fail to run any line and remove catch
daily; or
I. Fish any more than 100
hooks at any time between the main levees of the Mississippi River (Code
26.08).
All fishing devices must be clearly labeled, in a durable manner with one of the following:
A.
the name and address;
B. driver's
license number; or
C. current
vehicle license plate number of the person using such equipment.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
Freefloating Fishing Devices are not required to be attended from sunset to
sunrise.
B. Trotlines that
otherwise comply with the provisions of this regulation may be used on Lake
Maumelle, except in areas where signs prohibiting use of trotlines are posted
by the Commission or Central Arkansas Water Authority.
C. Limblines may not be used within the
boundaries of Buffalo River National Park.
PENALTY: Class 1
Notes
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