Liberalized fishing: tips, stories, etc...

[Carp-fisher]

I've been reading reports of low dissolved oxygen levels on a variety of lakes, so I'm guessing that the DNR will open some up again this year to "liberalized fishing". I'd like to give it a try sometime, but I don't know anything about it. Anyone have any tips, stories, etc?

[TruthWalleyes]

Use as many lines as you have, tie line to milk jugs etc, nets, just no Dinamite!. Whatever you do clean up after yourself. And please don't "want and waste".

[mnguy152]

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[MinnesotaMuskie]

A lake back home, west of Alex was opened many years ago. We had a good time...it was sad though as the fish were very lethargic and it was just not the same to pull in a pike with very little fight.

We pickled them...very good and they did not not go to waste.

[paceman]

About 15 years ago. The dnr opened up a local lake to permiscuous fishing. I think it was early march. It was a blast. I rigged up a portable spear house. We spent a couple days spearing northerns, crappies, walleyes... as they slowly slid by our house. Pretty sad but pretty fun. Our best day we had over a hundred fish on the ice. Fun to give fish to friends and family and have some massive fish fry's....

[MinnesotaMuskie]

I hope no lakes need to be opened up for PF...but if you hear of any within 50 miles of Foley...give me a shout.

We alwasy try to have a big fish fry for our Wrestling Team as the end of the year...this woud be a good way to get some fish.

[stretch]

MinnesotaMuskie, talk is that pelican lake by monticello might get opened up to PF. but it is still talk and i think the fish taste like mud but other people say that they taste good. that lake should be within your 50 mile radius.

[MinnesotaMuskie]

Do the fish taste like mud from the lake or from the lack of oxygen?

[Big Buck Buster]

These are the lakes open in Minnesota. The dates at the right are when they open and close.

Liberalized Fishing

Lakes are opened to liberalized fishing when a fish population is endangered due to the lack of oxygen available in the water. These lakes are opened so that the public can take fish before they die. Lakes opened to liberalized fishing have signs posted at the public access or along the shore, and announcements will be made in the local newspaper and through the DNR Section of Fisheries central office in St. Paul.

Fish taken from lakes opened to liberalized fishing usually are lethargic and located near the bottom of the ice or near springs. Anglers should use caution and check ice conditions before beginning to fish on opened lakes. These lakes may be restocked with fish next spring after ice-out.

Rules for taking fish from lakes opened to liberalized fishing:

The lakes are only open to liberalized fishing for a short time period. So check the dates on posted signs or in local newspapers.

You are required to have a resident angling license to take fish on liberalized lakes.

You may take fish in any quantity for personal use from lakes opened to liberalized fishing.

You may sell rough fish.

You may take fish by spear, gillnet, or angling (check each lake at the access site, gillnets may not be allowed at all lakes).

You may not use seines, hoop nets, fyke nets, or explosives to take fish.

All trespass laws are in effect and you should abide by them when accessing lakes.

Do not leave any trash or litter on the lakes and take home all fish that are caught.

ID No. Lake County Legal Description Information Opens Closes

43008500 Otter-Campbell McLeod T.115;116; R. 29;30; S. various 1/27/09 2/28/09

76003700 Sanderson Slough Swift T.122; R37: S.9 1/06/09 2/02/09

41008200 Steep Bank Lincoln T112: R46; S 1 1/15/09 2/22/09

71002300 East Hunter Sherburne T.34; R. 26; S. 13, 24 1/21/09 2/04/09

26020400 Graham Grant T. 127; R. 43W; S. 19,20 1/29/09 2/22/09

34010500 Kasota Kandiyohi T. 119; R. 34; S. 25,35,36 1/21/09 2/22/09

47001900 Little Wolf Meeker T. 118; R. 29; S. 27,34 1/21/09 2/28/09

47006600 Long Meeker T. 118; R.30; S. 23, 24 1/21/09 2/28/09

47000100 Maple Meeker T. 118; R. 28,28; S. 18,12,13 1/27/09 2/28/09

43003400 Silver McLeod T.116; R. 28; S. 4,33,34 1/21/09 2/28/09

47001400 Spencer Meeker T. 118; R. 29; S. 20,21 1/27/09 2/28/09

34016900 Wakanda Kandiyohi T. 118, 119; R. 34 ,35; S. various 2/02/09 2/15/09

47013600 West Hanson Meeker T. 119; R. 31; S. 17,18 1/21/09 2/28/09

71002200 West Hunter Sherburne T. 34; R. 26; S. 13, 24 1/21/09 2/04/09

61002900 Westport Pope T. 126; R. 36; S. 21,22,28 1/27/09 2/24/09

47013800 Youngstrom Meeker T. 119; R.31; S. 21, 28 1/21/09 2/28/09

[stretch]

they taste like that because of the lake. it has a very high consentration of phosferis. and in the summer time the lake turns into a thick green pea soup. which is very gross. yes in the winter time the phosferis levels goes down but it is still gross.

[Fish Toys]

There is a thread about it in the spearing forum and the link to the DNR.

[mnguy152]

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