Quote Originally Posted by maodiver View Post
here in CA, that would get you a ticket. Continuing to fish after you have taken your limit is a no-no. If keeping a limit, and the fishing is good, I fish until I am one short, then C+R, then keep one and go.
That is illegal in MT too, even if you keep it in a live well, which means a lot of warm water anglers are breaking that rule. I've known of a few that get their limit and then cull smaller ones as they catch bigger ones. That's why C&R is so easy, I never have to remember limits and the regs about them.