Spearing around red lake

[terrible_fisherman]

Can any of you tell me if any lakes near Red are good for spearing Northern Pike in during the winter? I am trying to find a lake to tag a few small ones for pickling during the day and then be able to go over to red at night for walleyes. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[BOUNCED]

What's wrong with Red? Plus you get a good crack at seeing a trophy.

[merkman]

You might have an opportunity to sight fish some walleyes too?

Just be careful of the slot limits.

26"-40" protected slot, 1 over 40"

To be safe you would be targeting aprox 20" (aprox 2 to 2.5 lbs) northerns or smaller for the pickel jar.

[bassNspear]

not worth spearing on there, or taken the change with the slot limit they have there

[Gordie]

I would go there for the trophy factor in itself.

[bassNspear]

true!

Wondering what it would be like to see them hogs!

[Gordie]

I know that they would be bigger than my 40 incher on the wall and that looked like a log with teeth and gills

[terrible_fisherman]

I didn't know you could spear on red. I figured with the restrictive slot it was closed to it. Have any of you ever done it? How is the water clarity?

[merkman]

People spear it.

Water Clarity is 3 to 6 ft.

That is the same rating as Lake of the Woods.

Quite a few spear Lake of the Woods too.

http://water.umn.edu/cgi-bin/mapserv.cgi...332704.37413238

I think it is tannin stained from the bogs and swamps.

But as I said before be careful of the slot.

Quote:

Speared Illegal Slot Limit Northern Pike Fine

Maximum fine of $1000 and/or up to 90 days in jail.

In addition, any gear used to take the fish could be confiscated (such as rods/reels, spears).

License revocation is a possibility if two or more violations in a 3 year period, or if restitution value is over $500.

Criminal record for the offender.

[bassNspear]

thats alot of money!!!!!!

I think i will stick around my home lakes!

[merkman]

Criminal record on the first mistake that is the scary one for me.

[bassNspear]

yep!

[pikestabber]

Tip-up pike by day, walleyes/crappies (and pout) by night. No need to bounce around!

[browning_gold]

Have known spearers who went to red. They say you havent speared until you speared that lake.