"Marty" wrote in message
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I wonder if this covers it?

1.05. Angling.

To take fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or with the
line attached to a pole or rod held in the hand or closely attended in
such manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait or lure in its mouth.

That's all I found too. Does not specifically say a fish hooked outside the
mouth is an illegal catch. Just rules out "deliberate" snagging.