Special sunfish regulations moving forward
There are now 100 lakes in the rulemaking process for special regulations as part of the DNR s Quality Sunfish Initiative, it was reported at the annual Roundtable. There s apparent support to for dropping walleye limit statewide from six to four. 6:54 am, Jan. 30, 2021 ×
Special regulations limiting the daily bag limit for sunfish are now in effect on five lakes in Kandiyohi County: Diamond, George, Nest, Florida, and Long Lake (by Hawick).
West Central Tribune file photo/Tom Cherveny
SAINT PAUL Expect to see 100 lakes with special regulations limiting the harvest of sunfish in the coming year.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced at the Jan. 22 Roundtable that it has chosen 100 lakes for the rulemaking process as part of its Quality Sunfish Initiative. It’s aimed at improving the size of sunfish. There will be lakes with five-fish limits and others with 10-fish limits. The current state
Legislation is starting to move at the Capitol in St. Paul, including bills dealing with natural resources. 7:00 pm, Jan. 28, 2021 ×
The split-shot fishing sinkers on the right are made of tin and are shinier than the lead sinkers on the left - and they are also non-toxic to loons and other birds. The lead-free sinkers are also slightly larger than the lead sinkers of comparable weight. A bill has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to ban the sale and use of lead tackle smaller than one ounce. (News Tribune / file)
Minnesota state lawmakers are starting to talk about more than just COVID-19 and battling with each other, with legislation introduced in recent weeks that would ban the use of small lead fishing jigs and sinkers and another bill to lower the state’s general walleye bag limit from six fish to four.
Column: Popularity of winter angling places pressure on productive walleye lakes
The hundreds of thousands of avid anglers who drive onto Minnesota lakes in winter are one reason fishing-license sales here have remained relatively stable, or even increased, while license sales in many other states have declined.
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Last winter Mille Lacs registered more than 3 million angler hours of pressure, a record, according to Department of Natural Resources estimates. Brian Anderson / Star Tribune / TNS
MINNEAPOLIS (Tribune News Service) At 11 p.m. on a recent Saturday, Lindy Frasl put the finishing touches on the third ice-fishing wheelhouse he has built. At 20 feet, this one was bigger than the other two, but similarly outfitted, with four bunks, a TV, bathroom and small kitchen.