Section Fis 502.03 - Taking of Freshwater Smelt by Licensed Bait Dealers(a) Licensed bait dealers may take freshwater smelt for sale as bait.(b) Licensed bait dealers shall only take freshwater smelt in the waterbodies listed in Table 502.1 in paragraph (c) below by means of a dip net held in hand, a drop net not over 48 inches in diameter, or a square umbrella net not over 42 inches on a side, pursuant to RSA 214:34-a.(c) Licensed bait dealers may take freshwater smelt for sale as bait by the methods described in paragraph (b) above from ice-in through February 28, in the open waterbodies in Table 502.1: Table 502.1 WATERBODIES OPEN FOR TAKING FRESHWATER SMELT FOR BAIT
WATERBODY | TOWN(s) |
Beech Pond, Lower | Tuftonboro |
Cedar Pond | Milan |
Christine Lake | Stark |
Crystal Lake | Enfield, Gilmanton, and Eaton |
Deering Reservoir | Deering |
Iona Lake | Albany |
Loon Lake | Freedom |
Loon Pond | Gilmanton |
Manning Lake | Gilmanton |
Pea Porridge Pond | Madison |
Pleasant Lake | Deerfield |
Post Pond | Lyme |
Rust Pond | Wolfeboro |
Sandy Pond | Richmond |
South Pond | Stark |
Suncook Lakes | Barnstead |
Sunapee Lake, Little | Springfield |
Sunset Lake | Alton and Gilmanton |
Tewksbury Pond | Grafton |
Webster Lake | Franklin |
Wentworth Lake | Wolfeboro |
White Lake | Tamworth |
(d) The daily limit for freshwater smelt taken by licensed bait dealers in the water bodies listed in Table 502.1 in paragraph (c) above shall be 8 quarts liquid of whole, with head and tail intact, freshwater smelt in the 24 hours between 12 o'clock noon one day and 12 o'clock noon the following day.(e) The daily limit for freshwater smelt taken by licensed bait dealers in locations other than those set forth in Table 502.1 in paragraph (c) above shall be 2 quarts liquid of whole, with head and tail intact, freshwater smelt in the 24 hours between 12 o'clock noon one day and 12 o'clock noon the following day and shall be taken by angling only.(f) No licensed bait dealer shall have in possession more than one daily limit of freshwater smelt while taking freshwater smelt for sale as bait from streams, ponds, or lakes, or when leaving such waters.N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 502.03
(See Revision Notes at chapter headings for Fis 400 and Fis 500) #5016, eff 1-1-91 (from Fis 406.03 ); ss by # 5292, eff 12-20-91; ss by #5723, eff 12-1-93; amd by #6115, eff 11-22-95; ss by #6713, eff 3-11-98; ss by #7180, eff 1-1-00; ss by #8997, eff 9-29-07 ss by #10425, eff 1-1-14
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 19, Filed May 9, 2019, Proposed by #12768, Effective 5/3/2019, Expires 5/3/2029.Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13798, Effective 11/1/2023, Expires 11/1/2033.