C&R, keeping fish, my one fishingmn.com complaint

[eyesontonka]

Simple answer for a simple problem we need slot sizes on both ends on all lakes!Make it state wide for every lake after a couple years it will all even out!Make a 1 fish keeper under or inbetween top and low end slots for non surviving fish!

I to am very guilty of saying a little more then needed!But when you see guys keeping 8inch eyes(limit)1 can only bite the tongue so long!

So i will join in and keep lips sealed when and only on this site it comes up!Holding my breath already!

We the sportsman and the others who fish a couple times a year are all in this together 1 way or another!So keep in mind where your going to fish next year and years to come!Dont wonder why you cant catch any big fish or fish period!

As i look back into past 10 years i have seen a major change on quality and quanity whats the next 10 going to be???????Biting my lips harder!

[The Grebe]

Cheez, things are'nt complicated enough...slot limits on both ends, for every species, state wide? What about in the middle, someone forgot the middle? And color, what about color, we could put restrictions on that to! The rules and regulation booklet will become the size of a telephone book! Instead of fishing, we can stay home and read the "Minnesota Fishing Regulations Atlas" Then maybe we will only be able to fish twice a year!

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[eyesontonka]

yup affraid it's come to that!Ever read Alaskan fish and game hand book??????As thick as what you just said and by gosh it works very well too!If everyone was on same page level or atleast close to it we would not have the problems we have today!

What about the middle(dont you think we need some breeding stock)Dont sound like it to me!Nothing against you but it just sounds to me from the comments just made you think the DNRS job is to provide all the fish so you me and every other Angler can go out and catch limit after limits of all sizes!Also thinking your not a big fan of C&R or you would not be jumpin all over this post!Would you rather go out and catch and keep fish where you dont need a hair thin knife to clean the fish or a saw to cut umm up?

(color?)I'll let you have all the ones that glow ok

(1 more edit) I just was looking at a couple fishing hand books from other states compared to MN!Dont think MN has 1 thing in reg book thats complicated(Fishing)Biting my lips again!
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[The Grebe]

I'm wondering how you plan to release the Salmon that you plan to get the steaks off of, for your friend?

[eyesontonka]

Grebe

1st of all the steaks are not from Salmon, second of all we have 3 people who use this same puter and user name for this site..Dont think it was mentioned C and R for every fish...geesh i could go on and on but i'll bite my lips too...

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[JP Z]

I think the main issue with this is education. Some lakes can't really handle much pressure so people should be made aware of this. And if you want to keep a mess of fish you can go to different lake.

I'll bring this to light with my latest experience this weekend. After speaking with a friend who is a TU guy. He and I fish the same river for Trout. On numerous occasions he has come across a guy fishing who is keeping every trout he gets. And he'll fish this way for 2 weeks at a time. (Granted this in itself doesn't sound legal to me considering possession limits and all.) Of course when confronted his position is "The DNR Stocks'em so I might as well take them why the're here." Of course this river is a naturally reproducing stream and really doesn't hold a huge population of Brookies in the first place. And once you try and tell him that they are natural He starts claiming talk and goes on about his way.
This is one of the instances where getting "preachy" on C&R is what is called for. But again, every situation should be handled differently. It's difficult to say to someone who just took a limit of eyes on Mille Lacs that he is destroying the fishery. I would be asking how the heck he found fish in the slot.

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Tight Lines,
JP Z

[Caesarfishinguytoo]

Where you guys fishing at that you feel fishing in MN is so bad. Many people are posting like we have maybe 10 or so more walleyes to catch in MN and then we are cleaned out. I also see many people posting that keep the smaller ones the big one taste bad? How do you know? Keep one(some) did ya and eat em? hmmm?? Also, years ago I caught a 6 1/2 walleye out of the Minnesota and kept it like a fool (don't do this no more, I do release them biggens now) but I gave it to my mother and step-father and believe it or not, they said it was the best walleye I had ever given them. Plus also back in my catch and eat days, we caught 6 eyes in the 4lb class and ate them, and I gotta say they were pretty tasty. Don't want to start any battles didn't really notice a difference from the smaller (eater size) fish as the biggens. Hey, we can preach all we want, but I think it comes down to when people will leave subtle or uncalled for remarks on "their" style of fishing and think that is the "Law" as written by the DNR where it has to stop. And I have to say I do see it more from C & R people than anybody. They are the ones that instead of teaching C & R are forcing it! I am not C & R, I am selective harvest and that my friend is the way fishing can be done! NOT SHOULD - but can! I think everybody can practice selective harvest and we will have fish for years, decades and centuries to come!

Have fun and introduce a kid to the great outdoors!!

[NotoriousBLM]

I'll through out my $.02 here...

I don't normally keep fish to eat. I don't care that people keep their limit. I have in the past kept some fish for dinner, just to prove to my wife that I wasn't at the nudy bar .

With that said, I've always had a weak stomach(I'm originally from IA, and didn't grow up in a "sportsmens" house). To cut to the chase, I had the terrible misfortune last July of almost, by about 20', of being involved in the worst accident that anyone should ever even hear of. I saw a family of 4 turn into a family of 1 instantly. I pulled a 2 year old boy(who is doing good now thanks to his aunt and uncle) and his deceased 2 day old brother out of his parents car. It was terrible site, that can't fully be explained in detail here, but since that time I can't really clean fish. By pure fate, the following week I was to go on a houseboat trip to Rainy with my buddies. That trip was really needed to clear the head(as much as it could).

So, debate it all you want, but either way be thankful for your time here.

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[Howieroch]

First of all let me say that I was born and raised in Minnesota, and I have been fishing Minnesota waters for all of my 32 years.

I think it is funny to see Minnesotans complaining about slot limits and lower limits. If we had started this many years ago like some other states, we would have better fishing today. I think we should learn something from our neighbors to the East. I fish a lot in Wisconsin, and I catch a lot of fish there. Almost every lake I go to in WI has different regulations, and those regulations change from year to year. It's really pretty simple - you just read the sign at the landing to see sizes and limits. Most of the lakes I like to fish have 2 or 3 walleye limits. The limits aren't low because of lack of fish but rather because they have healthy populations and people want them to stay that way. In six years on one lake in WI (a two walleye lake) I have never heard anyone complain about the lower limits - usually we hear people talking about catching 20, 30, or more walleyes in a day. When I fish there I do keep a couple to eat, but I also know for a fact that the population is being regulated and protected.

Keeping and releasing is a personal choice - as long as you are within the laws I have no problem with what you do. Just keep in mind that what you do today has impact on tomorrow.

I go fishing to have fun and spend some time relaxing - those are the same reasons I read these forums - if I can learn something along the way that is a bonus. When reading ANY internet forum I try to remember that opinions are like ***holes - everybody has one. I don't agree with every opinion I read - that's life. If I don't like your opinion I may not read your post, but I'm not going to blast you because it's just your opinion.

Let's try to get along - we have enough competition from the ANTI's and the DNR that is run by bureaucrats instead of biologists.

Just my $.02

[sami0115]

Howie... i like your opinion!