Crawfish bait?

[Biggun4214]

Just remember it is illegal to move live crawfish from one watershed to another.

can you reference a proclamation on the above statement because according to the fishing guide it
states fish, salamanders, or crawfish can not be released LIVE into waters in which they werent harvested. this applies to all bait but if you imlale on a hook its pretty much dead.

there are only 3 streams listed for the above you referenced, french, holston and clinch.

I looked at the proclamation and you are correct. I work both the Holston and French Broad Rivers. In Proclamation 16-44 it also lists several waters and their tributaries where crawfish can't be possessed not even adjacent stream banks.

 

[RUGER]

Ok so now I am confused. LOL

So would using them for bait at KY lake be illegal if they were trapped elsewhere?

 

[WTM]

Ok so now I am confused. LOL

So would using them for bait at KY lake be illegal if they were trapped elsewhere?

as long as you dont empty your bait bucket and release them live, as long as they are not imported or exported from another state, as long as they are not endangered by proclamation and as long as they are not harvested from one of the streams listed in the fishing guide under section 6 bait.

 

[hillbillyfab]

So as long as I do this I'm ok?

 

[scn]

From the Bait Proclamation 19-06:

SECTION VII. AMPHIBIANS AND CRAYFISH
Only Northern Dusky and Spotted Dusky salamanders (Desmognathus fuscus and Desmognathus
conantt) and native crayfish species that are not identified by the TFWC as endangered, threatened, or in
need of management may be harvested by licensed sport anglers for use as bait. Amphibians and
crayfish species shall not be sold or purchased for bait. Amphibians and crayfish shall not be imported
into Tennessee or exported from Tennessee by anyone for bait. Crayfish and salamanders may be
harvested with legal gear listed in Section VI. The harvest, use, and possession of crayfish is prohibited in
the following streams, in all their tributaries, and on all adjacent banks:
1. Mill Creek in Davidson and Williamson counties;
2. East Fork Stones River in Cannon County;
3. Hurricane Creek in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, and Putnam counties;
4. Roaring Paunch Creek in Scott County;
5. South Chickamauga Creek in Hamilton County;
6. Caney Fork River in Cumberland County and Van Buren counties;
7. Robinson Creek, Beason Creek (upstream of confluence of North Fork and South Fork), and Owl
Creek (upstream of Highway 142) in Hardin and McNairy counties;
8. Flint River in Lincoln County ;
9. Long Fork, White Oak Creek, and Salt Lick Creek in Macon County. Garrett Creek, Little Trammel
Creek, and Middle Fork Drakes Creek in Sumner County;
10. Shoal Creek system in Lawrence and Wayne counties ;
11. Puncheon Branch in Giles County;
12. Cypress Creek system in Wayne County;
13. Gassaway Creek, Little Gassaway Creek, Laurel Creek, and Rogers Branch in Polk County;
14. Hiwassee River and tributaries upstream of Apalachia powerhouse in Polk County;
15. Conasauga River system in Bradley and Polk counties;
16. Big Brush Creek system in Sequatchie County;
17. Bullpen Branch in Cannon County;
18. Mountain Creek in Warren County;
19. Mill Creek, Fortyeight Creek upstream of Hwy. 64, Johnson Mill Branch, Chalk Creek, and
Second Creek in Wayne County;
20. Pompeys Branch, McKelvey Branch, and Holly Branch in Hardin County;
21 . Blood River system in Henry County; and
22. North Fork Obion River in Henry County.
Crayfish harvested for bait from the following streams shall not be possessed away from the waterbody
from which they were harvested:
1. French Broad River and its tributaries outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
2. Holston River and its tributaries;
3. Clinch River and its tributaries;
4. Clear Fork and its tributaries in Claiborne and Campbell counties; and
5. Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in Scott County

 

[scn]

Pretty much the same language in the Sport Fishing Proclamation 19-05:

SECTION VIII. CRAYFISH
A. Licensed sport anglers can harvest for use as food any crayfish species not identified by the
TFWC as endangered, threatened, or in need of management.
Proc. No. 19-05
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B. The harvest, use, and possession of crayfish is prohibited in the following streams, in all their
tributaries, and on all adjacent banks:
1. Mill Creek in Davidson and Williamson counties;
2. East Fork Stones River in Cannon County;
3. Hurricane Creek in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, and Putnam counties;
4. Roaring Paunch Creek in Scott County;
5. South Chickamauga Creek in Hamilton County;
6. Caney Fork River in Cumberland and Van Buren counties;
7. Robinson Creek, Beason Creek (upstream of confluence of North Fork and South Fork),
and Owl Creek (upstream of Highway 142) in Hardin and McNairy counties;
8. Flint River in Lincoln County;
9. Long Fork, White Oak Creek, and Salt Lick Creek in Macon County. Garrett Creek, Little
Trammel Creek, and Middle Fork Drakes Creek in Sumner County;
10. Shoal Creek in Lawrence and Wayne counties;
11. Puncheon Branch in Giles County;
12. Cypress Creek in Wayne County;
13. Gassaway Creek, Little Gassaway Creek, Laurel Creek, and Rogers Branch in Polk
County;
14. Hiwassee River and tributaries upstream of Apalachia powerhouse in Polk County;
15. Conasauga River in Bradley and Polk counties;
16. Big Brush Creek in Sequatchie County;
17. Bullpen Branch in Cannon County;
18. Mountain Creek in Warren County;
19. Mill Creek, Fortyeight Creek upstream of Hwy. 64, Johnson Mill Branch, Chalk Creek, and
Second Creek in Wayne County;
20. Pompeys Branch, McKelvey Branch, and Holly Branch in Hardin County;
21. Blood River in Henry County; and
22. North Fork Obion River in Henry County.
C. Crayfish harvested from the following streams and their tributaries shall not be possessed alive
away from the waterbody from which they were harvested:
1. French Broad River and its tributaries outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
2. Holston River and its tributaries;
3. Clinch River and its tributaries;
4. Clear Fork and its tributaries in Claiborne and Campbell counties; and
5. Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in Scott County.
D. Licensed sport anglers can harvest crayfish as food by legal gear defined in the bait
proclamation. Live crayfish shall not be released alive.