New/First native setup

[oakes]

After talking with a few guys at work that do a lot of local fishing they are telling me it is not legal to keep any fish classified as "game" which includes all the fish I would want to keep....still waiting to hear back from the DGIF for an official answer....

 

[Siddons11]

You should be able to keep them if they are big enough to keep for food, or get them from a private pond. Atleast that's the case in my state. The illegal part is releasing fish after they have been in your tank.
There are a few cool non-game fish you could keep. Pickerel, bowfin, gar, warmouth, green sunfish to name a few.

 

[id10t]

Unless the guys at work are lawyers and you've paid for their opinion, do the research yourself. Often times there are exceptions to what is considered the rule... ie, store bought, etc. But really depends on what state you are in.

 

[oakes]

That's why I am waiting to hear back from my states DGIF, to get the correct answer.