Brainerd Lions club ice fishing contest!

[theiceman]

The Brainerd Lions are putting on an ice fishing contest that targets hammer handle northerns! The goal of this contest is to help the lakes get rid of some of these pesky critters. Will be open to angling and spearing. The only fish targeted will be northerns up to 22 inches. A 3 fish limit will be allowed with prizes going to the top three heaviest limits and also to the three lightest limits. Being a cash prize given to the heaviest northern up to 22 inches and also the lightest northern. The contest is scheduled for the first weekend in February 2016. Fish houses will be allowed to be used in the entire lake will be accessible to fishing. I will post more information as it comes about there will be a raffle also!

[JayDeHay]

Do you have a link? I'd like to show this to my dad.

[JigginIsLife]

I like the idea, especially for a lakes that having such a terrible time with walleye numbers. But what is the plan after the fish are caught and kept... wanton waste? Are people going to be filleting out 11 inch northerns? Just wondering on what the deal is here. Or did the DNR open it up to liberal limits due to the high number of notherns in the lake?

[JayDeHay]

Jiggins: I foresee much pickled fish in the coming months lol That's the best thing about northerns, they're the ideal fish for pickling. I might go to the contest just for that.

[dirt292lv]

What lake are they thinking very interested love the fish house idea that will gain a few people just hope one bad apple doesn't ruin it for the future

[theiceman]

Right now I'm leaning towards Lake Edwards, white sand lake, or upper hay Lake. And either people can keep their fish or they can donate them to the Lions and will either pickle them or just give them to the people that want fish. I don't have a link yet but one will come. And as far as waiting till 2016 we want to sure if we could pull it together with prizes for this year so we decided to wait until next year so we can give a contest people want to come back too.