Eel Regulations?? - Fresh water trapping

[bart]

I was gearing up in the dark for holdovers last Feb in a RI parking lot when a cop pulled up. Told him I was going fishing and he said no problem, just don’t fish for eels. I just assumed he meant elvers...
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[Clammer]

Back in the day .all the eels that were caught & sold in RI either for bait or food were caught in brackish water or salt ponds & when they were speared thru the ice it was usually saltwater coves .
Mike ,,,,the largest eel I ever caught & also the largest common eel I have ever seen .I caught it in a quarry on a bluegill .while my friend were swimming .needless to say I don,t think I ever saw them swim there again .
I could be mistaken but all the bait eels that come from Maine come from F/W

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Clammer

I could be mistaken but all the bait eels that come from Maine come from F/W

Many of them, Maine and at one time Canada IIRC.

[Guppy]

Work in a fishmarket as a kid

Around Christmas time we would get a fish box full of speared eels still sqerming

I’d try to avoid the Greek customers so I didn’t half to clean them

They do eat good though