2009 Liberalized Fishing

[merkman]

MN DNR Liberalized Fishing Site

Anyone been out on Liberalized lakes this year?

[spearman]

not yet theres one over by swift falls that opened up this week might get out there soon. Might be a few this winter with all the snow and ice already.

[croixflats]

With my dislexia I missed the word except. I almost fell off my chair.

[Laska]

lol me too I looked once n thought thats the items listed were all u could use hahaha wow... must... get... sleep...

[merkman]

New lakes have been added!!!

[merkman]

Elwood,

You wanna try East or West Hunter on Saturday or Sunday Morning?

I am not sure where it is or if we can get on it, but it should be close to your house.

Whatcha think?

[Gordie]

Merk I would love to but I've got a family get together this weekend up at Craigens Resort so I will be out and about around brainerd. hopefully fishing wishing I was spearing.

[merkman]

Have you ever been to those lakes?

Are there public accesses?

Are they easy to get to?

Are they aerating them?

[Gordie]

they are east to find and I have not fished them but my buddy lives on west hunter and he said there is are a lot of pike in there. not sure if its airated. I'll try and find out for ya.

there is a puplic access and I belive that you get to both lakes from the same access.

[catmaster1557]

does this mean you can also use as many lines as you want?

[Gordie]

I would say yes acording to the rules on the sign

[merkman]

I'll try and find out for ya.

Thanks Elwood!!

[Gordie]

as far as my buddy that lives on it. it doesnt have airaters

[merkman]

cool

Thanks

Elwood

[Gordie]

when does the liberal fishing start on hunter merk?

[spearman]

21 st acording to dnr web site

[Gordie]

might be to late to try it now once it goes it doesnt take long before its over.

[Gordie]

Merk dont bother going to hunter lake was just out there and its pretty sad alot of 10-15lb pike dead on the bottom and on the ice. Talked with a couple of guys that have been spearing pike and suckers and they said that a week before the permisquis fish opened they would auger a hole in the fish house and the sunnies and crappies were coming up already. last night there was 10 or 12 guys around the big hloe pulling out bullheads, pike and sucker. You could give it a try but in myopinion its just about dead.

[merkman]

Merk dont bother going to hunter lake was just out there and its pretty sad alot of 10-15lb pike dead on the bottom and on the ice.

That is sad

[mnguy152]

anybody have tips on doing this. I have never done it and always wanted to try.

[Tom7227]

Is it early in the year for this to be going? Seems to me that it was more a late Feb, March thing in the past.

[Gordie]

the trick is to be there as soon as they open the lake up for permisquis fishing. Typically the dnr will cut a big hole in the ice. I look for were there may be a source of O2 coming into the lake such as a creek, culvert with trickle of water,etc and open a hole up bigger the better. the source of O2 will draw the fish because of lack of O2 in the lake use spears,dipnets, to retrive the fish.

[Jameson]

few more added

[lovebigbluegills]

Lots of 10-15lb pike....that sucks