thanks cj and esshup.
for the sake of correctness.......the fish above i called a tui chub may actually be a Tahoe Sucker......another native fish in the Lahontan basin and Eagle Lake. the literature says they max out at ~24-inches, and we estimated that fish at ~20-inches, so either way it was a cool fish and trophy for the species...
yeah, esshup, i'm with you...IMHO that law is ridiculous.