ebbypuma

I think he used that term because he knew I was using them for bait, and not for human consumption?

Hi Guys, just got off the phone with a officer from DEC (really nice guy) this morning, and he told me that all you would need to sell lampreys to me is a regular fishing license!! Of course they cannot be live, but he said you don`t need a special licence because lampreys arent considered a "baitfish". He`s also checking for me the legalities of using eel traps or nets on the tributaries also.That`s great news. Now it might be worth your while to go after some of these bloodsuckers, get them out and off of your salmon lakes, and put some extra money in your pockets. Anyway, let me know what you guys think. Scott

As Mower said, I`d have to check what kind of licensing would be necessary for someone to get in order to sell them to me. I can see how it would be illegal to ship live lampreys, because of the chance of someone releasing them into other tributaries, but if they were frozen, I don`t see that problem. If the licensing is cheap enough, the best chance to catch them is in the shallow tributaries of the lake, so you could pluck them out of the creek by hand and fill up a 5 gallon bucket and freeze it. Even for the guys who are fishing and get say a dozen a day, might be worth it to freeze them and when you get a full bucket or two, could make $400 on a couple hundred eel? Could also be a great way for some young kids looking for some extra money to go out looking for them. I will try and let you guys know the legalities when I find out. Thanks.

I will contact DEC tomorrow to see if its legal.

Hey guys, that was me. I pm`d everyone that replied on the Cayuga Lake lamprey thread. Seems like there`s so many areas that are infested with these things, but trying to buy some is near impossible? The Great Lakes Fishery Commision told me that they couldn`t sell me any, as after they catch thousands of them they just dump them in the landfill instead of selling them? That`s the government at its finest. I`m pretty sure you can ship them across state lines, as long as they`re not alive. Anyway, let me know if anyone`s interested. Thanks, Scott [email protected]