回复 1楼akira6的帖子这种甲鱼应该是保护的。背脊隆起来的。如果没记错的。
Illinois Fishing Guide 手册上有关甲鱼，soft shell turtle 没有直接的说明。 有关乌龟，只明确说了 common snapping turtle 可以拿。
根据2016 Illinois Fishing Guide 上有关乌龟的规定，据其原文逻辑，非保护物种的甲鱼可以留，但是必须是用手抓住的，而不是 hook and line. 也就是说，不能用鱼线钓甲鱼，然后留着。 这个跟前几年的描述的确是有变化。
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/fishing/Documents/IllinoisFishingInformation.pdf TURTLES (Common Snapping Turtle only) and AMPHIBIANS(Bullfrogs only)
Methods of Taking and Capture
Common snapping turtles (Chelydraserpentina) may be taken only by hand, hook and line, or
bow and arrow except in the followingIllinois counties where bowfishing for common snapping turtles is notpermitted: Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Gallatin, Saline,Williamson,Jackson, Union, Johnson, Pope,Hardin, Massac, Pulaski, and Alexander.
The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is protected and may not be taken by any sport fishing method.
No person shall harvest common snapping turtles or any other reptile or amphibian by commercial fishing devices,including, hoop nets, traps or seines or by the use of firearms, air guns orgas guns.
All other species of unprotected reptiles and amphibians (excluding common snapping turtles and bullfrogs) may only be taken by hand.This shall not restrict the use of legally taken reptiles or amphibians as bait by anglers.
Any captured reptiles or amphibians which are not to be retained in the possession of the captor shall be immediately released at the site of capture, unless taken with a lethal method (such as bow and arrow, gig, spear, pitchfork) which does not permit “release with no harm”. All such taken common snapping turtles and bullfrogs must be kept and counted in the daily harvest limit.
No culling of such taken species is permitted.
No person shall harvest or possess any species of reptile or amphibian listed as endangered or threatened in Illinois(17 Ill. Adm. Code 1010 except as provided by 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1070).
Season
Common snapping turtles may be taken only betweenJune 15 and October 15, both dates inclu-
sive. Common snapping turtles and bullfrogsmay not be taken by bowfishing tournament participants.
Daily Harvest and Possession Limits (exceptbowfishing tournaments) The daily harvest limit for common snapping turtles is2 with a possession limit of 4.
The daily harvest limit for bullfrogs is 8with a possession limit of 16. For indigenous amphibian and reptile taxa, whichmay only be taken by hand, (excluding common snapping turtles and bullfrogs)the possession limit is 8 collectively with no more than 4 per taxa.
TWO POLE AND LINE FISHING ONLY
Refers to fishing with hook and linemethods only
