"Muskoka Fisherman" wrote in message
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My wife is a teacher at a highschool in Ontario, Canada. Does anyone
know if it's legal or possible to keep Largemouth bass and sunfish in a
aquarium at her school. Would it be hard to keep or too messy?


They're not hard to keep, and they can be interesting. Just remember that
little other than the bass will remain in the tank. Here in Wisconsin it is
legal, but any bass in the aquarium do count towards your possession limit.
In this state, the daily bag limit is 5 bass, the possession limit is 10
bass. So, if I have 2 bass in a tank, I can only catch/keep another 8 bass,
but only 5 in one day.

However, this is NOT the case if the bass were to be purchased from a pet
store or fish hatchery. If I can produce a receipt showing the bass was
"privately owned" prior to my possession, it does not count toward my
possession limit.

I would suggest that you talk to an area game warden as laws will change
from region to region. What might be legal here might get your wife a nice
fine in Ontario.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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