Transporting Leeches

[jmg]

My question does not concern transporting leeches as much as it does fish. I don't have a livewell, but use a cooler with ice. We decide at the time the fish is caught if it will be released or kept. If kept it goes in the cooler. Of course, throughout the day, some of the ice melts. Do I have to just drain out the water from the cooler or do I have to take out the fish, dump out all the ice and water and then replace the ice before leaving the lake?

Really is getting complicated, but don't want to get a ticket. After all, the fish we keep might have some lake water in their mouths yet when thrown into the cooler. Would appreciate a straight answer on this, since I am sure others keep their fish like this, too.

[Alagnak]

I fish the same couple of bodies of water (that are connected anyway). I just took my live well out and use a cooler so I couldn't even accidentally flip a switch and get 'dirty' water in my bait. I go to the water to fish, my live bait has tap water in it, I drive home with tap water in it - and GASP!'- DON'T replace it with more tap water :-0 I then put bait back in tap water at the house until the next time I bring bait and tap water with me again. It's such a malicious cycle I know, I feel terrible.

I know I know- you're probably thinking 'how can this guy sleep at night?' knowing he's breaking the law and transporting tap water that had minnows in it from home? Common sense prevail!!! WALLEYE WALLEYE WALLEYE! Should I wait here at the house for the DNR to come or should I just drive to the nearest office to turn myself in right now?

[Gordie]

So how do you prevent AIS when we have flooding like last spring?

How do stop the spread when the tail light assemblies will hold AIS from one body of water to another? Not all tail lights on boats are water tight.

You can not stop the spread and it is not going to help slow it down with this law either, but that is my opinion and I am entitled to that and I will follow the law as best I can.

As it was put earlier it is a feel good law and will not have a impact on the spread of AIS but It will impact our wallets in more way than one.

As for the OP question, I would ask the bait shop for some of their water in a separate container that you can leave in your vehicle until you leave the lake then swap the water.

[jjz]

Or you could just put leeches in leech bedding and avoid the whole clean/dirty water talk. Never used it but worth a try.

[JackPineGuy]

what if im usin berkly gulp, and i put one that has touched the water back in my jar. do i have dump my juice solution out??? i dont ef"N think so pal

[Superduty]

To believe in these laws is an admission of your misunderstanding of how AIS is transported. It is beyond "feel good" and is simply not logical.

[walleye29us]

I always bring several gallons of water from home so when i get to the access i can rinse each leech 4 to 5 times then i use a clean towel to dab each leech dry. This method has been working well!

[Superduty]

I always bring several gallons of water from home so when i get to the access i can rinse each leech 4 to 5 times then i use a clean towel to dab each leech dry. This method has been working well!

You might be in violation if you transport these wet towels!

[walleye29us]

Yes thats correct. You must burn or discard all towels used for dabbing leaches at the access.

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Yes thats correct. You must burn or discard all towels used for dabbing leaches at the access.

If unable to burn towels, make sure all towels, used in the dabbing of leeches, are placed in the proper Class 5 HAZMAT bags and sent to your local CDC office for disposal.*

*If you believe the above described precautions, contact your physician for removal of your head from your a$$.

[Down Deep]

Coming to all landings.....DNR certified leech and minnow shower ----Look for our signs: Up Your AIS Leech and Minnow Showers"

[TruthWalleyes]

I fish the same couple of bodies of water (that are connected anyway). I just took my live well out and use a cooler so I couldn't even accidentally flip a switch and get 'dirty' water in my bait. I go to the water to fish, my live bait has tap water in it, I drive home with tap water in it - and GASP!'- DON'T replace it with more tap water :-0 I then put bait back in tap water at the house until the next time I bring bait and tap water with me again. It's such a malicious cycle I know, I feel terrible.

I know I know- you're probably thinking 'how can this guy sleep at night?' knowing he's breaking the law and transporting tap water that had minnows in it from home? Common sense prevail!!! WALLEYE WALLEYE WALLEYE! Should I wait here at the house for the DNR to come or should I just drive to the nearest office to turn myself in right now?

Yep, i'm guilty too. Haven't replaced my tap water/minnowss with more tap water since this bologna law came into place. Been by many AIS inspectors and CO's and wash stations without doing anything more than pulling a plug. I too anticipated this carp law, and removed my livewell.