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Board backs NDOW proposals to require killing of Northern pike, update bait rules and allow larger ice holes for spearfishing
Summary
Carson City advisory board voted to support proposed regulation changes including a requirement that Northern pike be killed if caught, regionally consistent bait rules, an exemption allowing larger marked ice holes for spearfishing, and removing a specific striped-bass size/limit complexity at Lake Mead/Mojave.
Carson City County Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife voted to support Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) proposals that would require anglers to kill any Northern pike they catch, align bait rules across regions, and allow larger, marked ice holes at some reservoirs to enable spearfishing.
Travis Hawks, NDOW Western Region fisheries supervisor, told the board the department proposes to require that all Northern pike caught in Nevada be killed because pike are listed as injurious aquatic wildlife and are not native to the state. “We…
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