Anyone ever Dive for their own fish?

[plum70rt]

I was wondering if any one out there has done this?, I saw a site of a guy in fl, in the keys, that will take you out to get your own fish, and inverts

 

[ags]

I am not 100% positive on this but I have heard it is illegal. I have a friend who said his uncle got caught doing it and was fined like a grand. I would assume, as with all water activities, you would have to have a license. But like I said I am not sure about this. I live on the open water and the thought crosses my mind constantly.

 

[jonthefb]

man i tell you i would have loved to have dont this in cancun when i went diving last year. talk about some cool stuff. even a cool piece of macroalgae woulda been nice!
souns cool, whats the site?
jon

 

[plum70rt]

If you want the site email me, plum70rt@aol.com,this guy sells fish and stuff so I dont want to post it to be correct for this BB,
this guy states outright that its his charterboat and that he will take you out for fish and stuff

 

[darkrose]

It depends on where he is going.
I don't know what it's like now (as in the past few years) but when I had my FO tank, we went offshore here (80+ feet) and used to catch tiny Sargent Majors all day long..we'd trade 'em to the LFS for stuff.
I don't think it's illegal if you were not in a wildlife preserve, but your milage may vary: you might want to check with the local fish and wildlife folks and see what's going on.
I *DO* know it's illegal to take coral, gorgonians, rock and anything that doesn't have fins or claws (and in season) or suckers.