Re: Is it legal??
It is ABSOLUTELY LEGAL to target fish that are not in season. The law tells you how many you can keep, how big they need to be to keep them and when you can keep them - NOT when you can fish for them. It is ridiculous to think otherwise.
It's no different than freshwater bass fishing. Many anglers fish for fluke as a gamefish (catch and release only) and others may be looking for good holes and productive water for when the legal season opens.
Killing fish on purpose is another issue. Accidental deaths may happen but that goes hand in hand with ALL fishing - when you poke a pointed object into a fish there's always a chance it will die.
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