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 which are hooked other than in the jaw or mouth must be released immediately.

  • Game fish species that are present in the reservoir are discussed below.

  • For 1995 to 2003, the Council had data from Federal Weekly Production Reports and Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets.

  • Game fish (Yellowfin tuna, dolphin, wahoo) will be tagged when brought to the docks.

  • Game fish shall be: All species of the genus Esox (Northern Pike); all species of the family Salmonidae (char, trout, salmon, grayling and whitefish); all species of the genus Sander (sauger and walleye); all species of the genus Gadidae (burbot/ling); all species of the genus Centrarchidae (Bass).


More Definitions of Game fish

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 those species of fish that are classified by the Washington Department of 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 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 are means trout of all species, bass of all species, catfish of all species, sunfish of all species, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch.