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MN Winter Trout Season

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question....

normally the SE MN winter trout season opens Jan 1st. Is this so for the 2010 season?

I cant find this season listed anywhere under the trout season regs and the fishing season event calendar.

IF you look at the winter trout fishing tab it is still there but it only says jan 1st-march 31st, no year.

The event calendar shows the season opening back up April 1st for catch and release.

is there still a season or no?

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waterbound Proficient

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I'm pretty sure that the dates are for every season, not just 2009. It's just like how the dates for stream trout in lakes are now January 15th-March 31st every season. If you want to double check you should call your local Conservation Officer. You should be able to find a phone number to contact them at on the DNR's HSOforum, just search for "Conservation Officer Phone Directory." I'm sure they would be glad to give you a definite answer. Please post what you find out.

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Scudly Experienced

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Yep always Jan 1. Basic info here: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout_streams/winter.html

There are proposals to open more streams, that if passed, could be implemented Jan 2011. For at least 2010 pre-season will be limited to the areas in the link above.

With the exception of a few streams, you can even use live bait (however barbless and c&r). Thinking of trying waxies and a small bobber drifted into some well known pools.

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Winter stream trout fishing season

January 1 - March 31

Catch-and-release of all trout.

All hooks must be barbless.

Live bait may be used.

Angling allowed only in posted sections. (See maps below.)

The Winter Trout Regs above were taken directly from the DNR HSOforum. Live bait may be used. However, I couldn't find a list of which Winter Trout Streams live bait is legal. I am going to assume it is the same streams in which live bait is legal during the regular season. I was somewhat intrigued by Scudly's idea of using waxies. Might have to give it a shot.

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Dave Anderson Explorer

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Biat is allowed in the winter season on streams where there is bait allowed during the non-winter season. An example, Camp Creek is an artificials only stream, period. No bait is allowed on that stream other than the one day in May where they have a kids' fishing day. It is still a barbless hooks/no kill season for the select number of streams that are open as of J1.

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Scudly Experienced

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I tried crawlers on Pine and Rush last season. Zero success. Did better with spinning rod using spinners and a fly rod using scuds (double barrel). Yet not the typical time I would fish bait, at least crawlers Due to the long drive, getting there at 10am (at the earliest) the sun was already high and tall banks the trout could see you from a mile away.

I do want to give waxies a try this season. Small bobber. Assume #8 hook (must be barbless). Who has fished waxies this way? Do a drift into nice pools or runs starting out in faster water? Assume a small split to get the bait down (as you would fish a scud), do a dead drift - no retrieve and good to go?

For the scuds I look for the slow water, deep enough to support some trout. Usually corner pools, areas where there is obvious vegetation on the bottom. Same area waxies would be effective?

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I do want to give waxies a try this season. Small bobber. Assume #8 hook (must be barbless). Who has fished waxies this way? Do a drift into nice pools or runs starting out in faster water? Assume a small split to get the bait down (as you would fish a scud), do a dead drift - no retrieve and good to go?

What you just described, in an essence, is nymph fishing; however, consider the biomass opportunites of a trout stream in January. How many "waxies" are going to be floating by to the point that they will readily pick one up? If you're confident and have the ability to cast (which I do not know), put on some lead, get rid of the indicator, tie on a scud, and catch.

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Scudly Experienced

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For those streams that do not allow bait (artificial only) I purchased some Berkley PowerBait trout worms and trout eggs. Both scented. The worms are 3" and the eggs are connected. Barbless hook and I'm legal. Interesting that trout love garlic scent.

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Scudly Experienced

Scudly

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I think I am ready. spin and plastics first time out. Need to pick up some fish oil too.

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New G Loomis rod, Shimano spinning reel, and 10lb braided Firewire in green.

Just need to pinch those barbs one last season...

Who else is getting ready to trout fish?!!

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Scudly Experienced

Scudly

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DA,

Vaughn gave me PDF of a paper titled "Angler use of the winter trout fishery in southeast MN" by Rick T. Nelson in 2002.

Figure 6 graph on page 26 is interesting. Number of cars as it relates to air temperature.

0-5 degree = 1 car

10-15 degree = 2 cars

Number of cars from 25 - 45 degrees is exponential. I am the same way. Close to 30 and I am a happy fisherman. Minimal ice up on islets.

Most popular areas for pre-season are Hay, South Branch WW, Middle Branch WW, and South Branch Root River at Lanesboro.

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