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MDC extends fall fish gigging season
MDC extends fall fish gigging season
Missouri's fish gigging season will be extended by 15 days to now end Feb. 15, 2020.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is extending the fish gigging season by 15 days beginning this season. The upcoming season will run Sept. 15 through Feb. 15, 2020.
The move to lengthen the season was based on public feedback MDC received through an online survey conducted last year and an assessment that lengthening the season would not harm non-target species.
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved the change during its Aug. 23 meeting.
Gigging is a type of spearing fish where participants use a long fork-like spear, or gig, rather than catching them with a hook and line. It is primarily a nighttime activity and is most effective in shallow, clear water. Some of the most popular places to gig are in the Ozarks, including the Current, Eleven Point, Meramec, Gasconade, and James rivers.
Giggers usually stand at the bow of a flat-bottomed boat outfitted with a bright light and a rail to lean upon. They hold their fork-tipped spears over the surface of the water, and once they spot a fish, they gig it with their spears.
The Wildlife Code of Missouri mandates that fish described as "Other Fish" are the only species that may be taken when gigging. The most common targets are the northern hogsucker and species of redhorse commonly referred to as "yellow suckers."
The daily limit is 20 fish total. On the Current River from Cedar Grove to the Arkansas-state-line no more than five hogsuckers can be included in the daily limit. Game fish cannot be harvested by gigging. Giggers should identify fish prior to gigging so that game fish are not taken illegally.
For more information on fish gigging, visit MDC's website at short.mdc.mo.gov/Z4f.
Fish giggers must possess a valid fishing permit, though children 15 and younger and adults 65-years and older are not required to have a permit. Buy Missouri fishing permits from numerous vendors around the state, online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/permits, or through MDC's free mobile app, MO Fishing, available for download through Google Play or the App Store.
Missouri's fish gigging season will be extended by 15 days to now end Feb. 15, 2020.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is extending the fish gigging season by 15 days beginning this season. The upcoming season will run Sept. 15 through Feb. 15, 2020.
The move to lengthen the season was based on public feedback MDC received through an online survey conducted last year and an assessment that lengthening the season would not harm non-target species.
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved the change during its Aug. 23 meeting.
Gigging is a type of spearing fish where participants use a long fork-like spear, or gig, rather than catching them with a hook and line. It is primarily a nighttime activity and is most effective in shallow, clear water. Some of the most popular places to gig are in the Ozarks, including the Current, Eleven Point, Meramec, Gasconade, and James rivers.
Giggers usually stand at the bow of a flat-bottomed boat outfitted with a bright light and a rail to lean upon. They hold their fork-tipped spears over the surface of the water, and once they spot a fish, they gig it with their spears.
The Wildlife Code of Missouri mandates that fish described as "Other Fish" are the only species that may be taken when gigging. The most common targets are the northern hogsucker and species of redhorse commonly referred to as "yellow suckers."
The daily limit is 20 fish total. On the Current River from Cedar Grove to the Arkansas-state-line no more than five hogsuckers can be included in the daily limit. Game fish cannot be harvested by gigging. Giggers should identify fish prior to gigging so that game fish are not taken illegally.
For more information on fish gigging, visit MDC's website at short.mdc.mo.gov/Z4f.
Fish giggers must possess a valid fishing permit, though children 15 and younger and adults 65-years and older are not required to have a permit. Buy Missouri fishing permits from numerous vendors around the state, online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/permits, or through MDC's free mobile app, MO Fishing, available for download through Google Play or the App Store.
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Right.The move to lengthen the season was based on public feedback MDC received through an online survey conducted last year and an assessment that lengthening the season would not harm non-target species.
now extend the trapping season to year round!
Gigging should be year round! It’s just rough fish.
Warmer water makes for some Tuff gigging! But I'm all for it!Gigging should be year round! It's just rough fish.
Yelp see plenty Trout around here that have been Gigged.Gigging should be year round! It's just rough fish.
Actually I like Suckers better than any other. Not many around here fish for them.
oneshot
The Big Grin likes Gigging.
Heck it can be muddy all winter some years . I ain’t gigging no trout . Walleye, flathead .....
Largemouth bass are easier to gig in the spring when their on nest!!!Heck it can be muddy all winter some years . I ain't gigging no trout . Walleye, flathead .....
We are always wanting to gig at the end of the season so this is good news!
That's a plus!
Largemouth bass are easier to gig in the spring when their on nest!!!
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