Game fish definition

Game fish means all species of the family Salmonidae (chars, trout, salmon, grayling, and whitefish); all species of the genus Stizostedion (sandpike or sauger and walleyed pike or yellowpike perch); all species of the genus Esox (northern pike, pickerel, and muskellunge); all species of the genus Micropterus (bass); all species of the genus Polyodon (paddlefish); all species of the family Acipenseridae (sturgeon); all species of the genus Lota (burbot or ling); the species Perca flavescens (yellow perch); all species of the genus Pomoxis (crappie); and the species Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish).
Game fish means all species of the family Salmonidae (chars, trout, salmon, grayling, and
Game fish means all species and size categories of fish not included as “commercial species” or minnows.

Examples of Game fish in a sentence

  • Game fish caught with nets or other nongame fishing devices must be returned to water.

  • This information allowed Collins Lake Recreation Area to argue for reinstatement of the Fish & Game fish planting program.Mark Sayers has been meeting with the 16 holders the Collins Lake Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the FERC required annual face-to-face meetings.

  • Micropterus salmoides floridanus.(b) Game fish commonly called panfish as defined in Rule 68A-1.004, F.A.C., may be sold live as bait provided fish are less than four inches in total length.(c) Game fish, except members of the genus Micropertus, may be cultured and sold as food.

  • Standard prices are determined from industry reported volume and value reports or the State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) Gross Earnings data which are based on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets and Commercial Operator's Annual Reports (COAR).

  • State of California Department of Fish and Game, fish bulletin No. 98.


More Definitions of Game fish

Game fish means those species of fish that are classified by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as game fish (WAC 232-12-019).
Game fish means all species of fish which currently exist or may be introduced or transplanted into this state for sport or profit and which are classified as game fish by the commission.
Game fish means Bonneville cisco; bluegill; bullhead; channel catfish; crappie; green sunfish; largemouth bass; northern pike; Sacramento perch; smallmouth bass; striped bass, trout (rainbow, albino, cutthroat, brown, golden, brook, lake/mackinaw, kokanee salmon, and grayling or any hybrid of the foregoing); tiger muskellunge; walleye; white bass; whitefish; wiper; and yellow perch.
Game fish means all species and size categories
Game fish means trout (including all Salmonidae), all of the sunfish family (including largemouth
Game fish means all species and size categories not included as rough fish, minnows, and catfish taken by angling.
Game fish means smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black or white crappie, rock bass, white bass, walleye, northern pike, chain pickerel, muskellunge (or hybrids), salmon, trout, sunfishes and white bass/ striped bass hybrids.