CSV.2.9.130 Ice Fishing Regulated

(a) No member shall ice fish by the use of hook and line through a hole larger than 12 inches in diameter.

(b) No member shall ice fish by the use of a spear through a hole larger than 24 inches by 36 inches.

(1) All unattended lines shall have attached a single iron hook with a maximum 1/2 inch point to shank gape;

(2) All unattended lines shall be of biodegradable material and shall be securely anchored so as not to be dislodged by a hooked fish;

(3) All unattended lines shall be tagged with a valid identification tag obtained from the tribe indicating the member's tribal affiliation and tribal identification number;

(4) Any member fishing with unattended lines shall, prior to doing so, inform the tribal conservation department of his or her name, address, phone number and lakes upon which the member intends to fish with unattended lines;

(5) Each unattended line shall be checked at least once every 24 hours unless severe weather conditions render it impractical to do so;

(6) No more than a total of 30 attended or unattended lines shall be used in no more than 3 lakes at any one time; and

(7) All poles used for unattended lines shall be marked so as to be visible to vehicular traffic, and all openings more than twelve inches in diameter or across shall be marked in a manner which identifies them as a hazard when unused.

(d) No member shall ice fish within an ice fishing house or other enclosure, unless the enclosure is equipped with a latch which will permit the door to be readily opened from the outside at all times while the house is occupied.

(e) No member shall place, maintain or use a house or other enclosure for ice fishing on any body of water unless the owner's name and address is clearly displayed on the outside of the house.

(f) No member shall fail to remove an ice fishing house or other enclosure from any body of water on or before March 15 except that portable shelters may be used while ice fishing after that date provided the portable shelter is removed daily from the ice.

(g) No member shall share any ice fishing gear, including any spear, with any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe, except as provided in Section CSV.2.3.300 [Permissible Conduct/Assistance by Non-Members].