ARTICLE 3. BAIT
REGULATIONS FOR
INLAND WATERS
4.00. Bait-General.
Legally acquired and possessed invertebrates,
mollusks,
crustaceans, amphibians (except salamanders),
fish eggs and treated and processed
foods may be used for bait, except:
(a) No species specified as endangered, threatened,
candidate, fully-protected, or otherwise
protected under state and federal law may be
used as bait.
(b) No salamander may be used as bait. See section
5.05 for other amphibians that may be
used as bait.
(c) See Section 5.35 for restrictions on crayfish;
(d) See Section 7.50(b)(74) for restriction on bait
collecting in Hat Creek;
(e) No trout may be maintained or possessed in a
live condition in any container on or attached
to any boat;
(f) Except for restrictions listed under special regulations,
dead ocean fish may be used as bait
statewide. This section supersedes the provisions
of sections 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 4.25 and 4.30.
5.35. Crayfish.
(a) Open season: All year, except for closures
listed in subsection (d) of this Section.
(b) Limit: No limit.
(c) Methods of take: Crayfish may be taken only
by hand, hook and line, dip net or with traps
not over three feet in greatest dimension. Any
other species taken shall be returned to the
water immediately. Traps need not be closely
attended.
(d) Closures for Protection of Shasta Crayfish:
Rock Creek (in the Hat Creek Drainage in
Shasta County), Fall River upstream of Spring
Creek Bridge, Lava Creek, Tule River and
all connected waters upstream of Little Tule
River, Sucker Springs Creek, Crystal Lake,
Rising River and Rising River Lake are closed
to take and possession of crayfish. (See Section
4.30 for prohibition against crayfish use for
bait in sections of the Pit River).
(e) The season closures in Chapter 3 (District
Trout and Salmon Special Regulations) do
not apply to crayfish fishing with methods
other than hook and line (see sections 7.00
and 7.50(a)(3)).