Ethics and Regulations
Angler Jeopardy
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Ethical Dilemmas:
Catch & Release
Ethical Dilemmas:
Environmental Responsibility
It’s The LawFishing
Regulations:
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Catch & Release ~ 100
You have just finished catching your daily
limit but your friend hasn’t.
Your friend asks you to help him catch his limit.
You explain to your friend….answer
Catch & Release ~ 100
It is against the law for you to help him catch his limit…
If you want to continue fishing, you can practice catch and release.
(You may share some of your catch later if your friend would like to have fish for dinner.)
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Catch & Release ~ 200
You have just landed an undersized largemouth bass and you notice that it’s
bleeding from the gills.
You try to release the bass, but it floats to the surface and is no longer breathing.
You decide to ………answer
Catch & Release ~ 200
Put it back in the water anyway.
It is still illegal to have an undersized fish.
This fish may provide food for other animals.
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Catch & Release ~ 300
You are fishing on the Guadalupe River.
The catfish are really biting the dough bait you made.
When you have caught enough fish for dinner, the catfish are still biting and you want to continue fishing. What do you do
with the extra fish you catch?
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Catch & Release ~ 300
Practice catch and release,
carefully releasing all extra fish.
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Catch & Release ~ 400
You are fishing for bass and
all you seem to be catching are small gar.
You take each gar off the hook and …….
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Catch & Release ~ 400
Carefully release it because all fish play a
role in the aquatic ecosystem - even
species some people might wrongly refer to
as “trash” fish
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Catch & Release ~ 500
You haven’t caught anything all day.
You finally catch a 12 inch rainbow trout.
You recall the minimum size for that stretch of river is 18 inches.
You……..answer
Catch & Release ~ 500
Carefully release it back into the water
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Catch & Release ~ 600
You are using your cast net to catch some live finger mullet and shrimp to use as bait.
Along with the mullet and shrimp, you catch several hundred small shad.
You don’t want to use the shad for bait.
You decide to…
answer
Catch & Release ~ 600
Get the shad back in the water
as soon as possible because you realize
they provide food for other fish and are an
important part of the ecosystem
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 100
You are fishing off a jetty on the coast and notice that the person fishing next to you left some line on the rocks. He also left a
drink can and a candy wrapper.
What should you do?
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 100
Even though it is not your trash,
you should pick it up and dispose of it properly to help keep aquatic habitats
healthy for wildlife.
Always “leave it better than you found it” so we can all extend our fishing privileges
and opportunities.
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 200
You are sitting outside your house when you notice your neighbor pouring motor oil down a
storm drain.
You know that the storm drain empties into a small creek and you know that oil can harm aquatic
life. You decide to …….
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 200
Explain to your neighbor what can happen to
the oil and ask him politely to take used oil
to a recycling center
(or offer to take it yourself)
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 300
You are moving and can’t take your aquarium with you.
It has tropical fish and some snails.
You don’t want your fish to die, so you……..
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 300
Give them to a friend or someone who will take care of them.
You know not to put them in a nearby creek or river because they are not native to that water and they could either die or damage
the ecosystem.
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 400
You are fishing with a friend who threw his drink can in the water.
He tells you that the drink can provide cover for small fish and is food for the lake.
You explain to him…..
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 400
Natural objects such as tree branches and large rocks make better cover for fish.
Man-made objects like bottles and cans pollute the lake.
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 500
You get your line tangled in an overhanging branch and have to cut off a large length of line. You can see that some of the line
is hanging in the water within reach.
You decide to…….
answer
Environmental Responsibility ~ 500
Get as much of the line as you can safely do
so, because you know that wildlife can get
tangled in leftover fishing line and die.
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Environmental Responsibility ~ 600
You have been cutting grass around your house and have a pile of clippings
to get rid of.
You could dump the clippings in a nearby ravine or storm drain gutters,
You decide to………answer
Environmental Responsibility ~ 600
Put the clippings in a compost pile that will provide nutrients for your gardens instead of throwing them in the ravine
or storm drain gutter.
If the clippings wash into a nearby pond or creek when it rains, they will create food for bacteria to grow.
When bacteria grow in very large numbers, they can use up all the oxygen in the water, killing the fish.
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It’s The Law ~ 100
At what age do you have to
purchase a fishing license?
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It’s The Law ~ 100
At age 17,
you must have a fishing license in
order to fish legally in public waters.
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It’s The Law ~ 200
How do you identify a striped bass?
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It’s The Law ~ 200
A striped bass has two distinct tooth patches near the midline towards the
back of the tongue
Body is slender, less than 1/3 length
Stripes are distinct, several extend to tail.
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It’s The Law ~ 300
How do you identify a largemouth bass?
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It’s The Law ~ 300
The largemouth bass has a definite lateral stripe
It’s jaw extends well BEHIND the back margin of the eye when mouth is closed
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It’s The Law ~ 400
How do you properly
measure a fish?
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It’s The Law ~ 400
Place the fish on its side with jaw closed.
Squeeze tail fin together or turn it in a way to obtain the maximum overall length.
Measure a straight line form the tip of the snout to the extreme tip of the tail fin
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It’s The Law ~ 500
How much does a
fishing license cost?
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It’s The Law ~ 500
Resident freshwater fishing package, $30
Resident saltwater fishing package, $35
Resident all water fishing package, $40
Year from Purchase All Water Purchase, $47
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It’s The Law ~ 600
When (time of year) must you renew your fishing license?
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It’s The Law ~ 600
September 1st, of each year
Fishing licenses are good from
September 1st to August 31st
(unless you have purchased a
Year-from-Purchase license)
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 100
You do not need a license to fish in
Texas State Parks
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 100
TRUEProvided that you remain within the boundaries of
the Park and fish from the shore, bank or pier.
Fishing from a boat requires a valid fishing license unless the body of water is completely contained
within the park boundaries.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 200
If I am standing on private land,
but fishing into a Texas river,
I don’t need a fishing license.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 200
FALSE
In addition to needing a fishing license,
you must also have permission from the
property owner.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 300
When measuring a fish,
you can’t count the length of the tail.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 300
FALSE
To determine the precise total length
of a fish, the tail must be either squeezed
together or turned to the
extreme tip of the tail.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 400
There is a maximum length for
some sportfish species.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 400
TRUEFor freshwater species, there are generally no maximum
length limits, but there are some exceptions for specific water bodies.
Check the Outdoor Annual for those exceptions. There are some maximum length limits for some saltwater
species, too. There may also be minimum and maximum length limits (slots limits) that must be carefully reviewed
by the angler in the Outdoor Annual before each fishing trip.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 500
Protected slot limits are there for no other purpose than to confuse the angler.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 500
FALSE
Slot limits are there to protect reproducing females needed to increase
fish populations.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 600
All sportfish species have minimum length
limits if you are keeping them.
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Fishing Regulations True or False ~ 600
FALSE
On some water bodies, the rule is “Catch and Release”; read through the TPWD Outdoor Annual for specific
water body rules.
Harvest rules may vary from water body to water body. Anglers must check specific exception rules fordifferent water bodies and different species. These rules are fund in the Outdoor Annual.
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