slot in MN

[walleyematt]

idk what all u think but i think the DNR should drop the slot to 4 per person what do u all think

[tisosy11]

A statewide slot limit would be nice at 15 or 16 inch.

I don't mind the 6 fish limit...

[eyepatrol]

There's a post down this page a little that has extensive discussion on this topic. I think you'll find a lot of people's thoughts on it there. The post is titled:

"Proposed walleye limit change?"

[Team Otter]

4 fish, no minimum length and 19 - 28" fish have to go back; 1 fish over 28" may be kept.

[cribbageboy]

That is a great idea TO! I think if they dropped it from 6 to 4, people would be much more selective in what they were keeping. A minimum limit wouldn't even be needed.

[TrophyEyes]

TO, I 100% aggree with you. Who needs more than 4 fish in a day? If you are feeding an army go buy fish at the grocery store. I would even make the upper limit 30 inches. I would discourage anyone from taking a big fish out of the water.

[L_Cappo]

thats great but i have seen alot of ppl this yr keeping the 6 to 8 inchers.they say we drove a long ways we r going to keep everything we get.i think there should be a minimum length.why keep the dinks? go catch some perch and leave the little walleyes alone.

[Team Otter]

We'd rather have them keeping the smaller fish than the 19+" fish.

[walleyeking19]

i've always thrown anything over 20" back into the water. thats just a family rule.

[Team Otter]

That's a good rule to have.

[TrophyEyes]

A 6-10" fish has far fewer eggs/spawning potential than a 15-26" fish. I don't care if they do keep the small ones. Personally, I go for the 13-15" fish for keepers. I only keep one or two fish per trip because I don't need anymore than that. As for the Trophy fish, there is no need to keep them for an actual replica, graphite has become just as realistic.

Slots and rules are only there for the lowest common denominator and the weekend warriors that don't care about the sustainability of our fishing resources. True sportsman/women would never think "me" first, fishery second.

[james_walleye]

In general it doesnt hurt a lake biologically speaking to take small fish out of the system. It also in general doesnt hurt biologically speaking to take out large fish according to a SD fisheries guy i spoke with. He told me once over 27-28" they have done their duties as far as spawning goes. But releasing a 27" might be someones 30" down the road.