Walleye opener date

[harvey lee]

Trying to see if anyone knows if the opener date was moved a week earlier for sure.

E-mailed my state rep and he said he thinks so, can't make plans on I think so.

Thanks for any info on the opener date.

[OnAFly]

I'm interested too. This has been a little confusing.

[leechlake]

it has not been decided as of today, April 13. The legislature will be back in session on Monday and is supposed to be in session for two more weeks. They should decide in that timeframe what to do.

I believe what may happen is that a conference committee of Senate/House will meet and decide what to do regarding the Opener. If "yes" on the opener change it will be put in a bigger bill and depending on whatever else is in that bill the Governor may veto it or may sign it.

So...the answer is still maybe which is the same as "I think so." I guess when I proposed to my wife 17 years ago if she said maybe or I think so I wouldn't have gone to great lengths to plan anything further until I had a concrete "yes."

[harvey lee]

Just recieved a reply from The DNR. Legis passed this but still waiting to be voted on by the Senate and then the Gov needs to sign it also.

Probably will not know until the 1st of May.

[Farley]

You can follow the bill here:

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/revisor/pages...sn=0&y=2011

[Stick in Mud]

I'm not especially opposed to them moving the opener up a week (heck, more walleye and pike fishing for me), but as many who oppose the bill have stated, this is getting a bit ridiculous.

[Scott K]

Just recieved a reply from The DNR. Legis passed this but still waiting to be voted on by the Senate and then the Gov needs to sign it also.

Probably will not know until the 1st of May.

Or June 1st

[desert_bulls]

Seeing that it is part of the Omnibus game and fish bill, can they pick and choose out of the proposed changes or is it all of it passes or fails?

[Dusty]

I think its all or nothing. I believe the bill includes lic. increases as well as moving up the opener for one year. I would bet it passes next week. For me it don't matter I have plans to go on the 14th with friends and we won't change that.

[LMITOUT]

I think its all or nothing.

No.

Three words: Line Item Veto

[harvey lee]

I would not even guess which way that vote will go. I would hope yes for the increase in fees but who knows.

[fishdale]

You can follow the bill here:

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/revisor/pages...sn=0&y=2011

Farley - Thanks for the link. Nice to able to see who is voting for/against things.

[BartmanMN]

May 5th is a Full Moon and listed as best fishing weekend of the month.