Few Regulation Changes

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Walleye season opens May 9; few regulation changes

When Minnesota’s walleye and northern pike season opens May 9, fishing regulations will be largely the same as last year.
The one change that applies to walleye and northern pike is a new regulation that states the “one over” limit now apply to both possession and daily limits. Previously, the “one over” regulation applied to the daily limit only.

“One over” applies when regulations protect fish of a designated size range on particular waters. Anglers are allowed to keep fish smaller than the size range and can keep one larger than the size range. The “one over” limit applies to the larger fish an angler can keep.

Other changes include:

New experimental or special regulations on the St. Croix River, Inguadona and Rice lakes in Cass County, Coon Lake in Anoka County, Sylvia lake (East and West) in Wright County, Pearl Lake in Stearns County, and Red Lake in Beltrami County. Details are on pages 25-26 in the Department of Natural Resources fishing regulation booklet.
Anglers may possess fish packaged by a licensed fish packer on waters with fish-size restrictions if the packaged fish will be used for a meal.
Anglers who catch an asian carp must report the catch within seven days.
A number of lakes have been added to the infested waters list because they now contain invasive species. These water bodies are identified in the fishing regulation booklet.

[Auggie]

   Please don't forget that this one over law also affects your possession limit if you have a large fish with your taxidermist. You will be allowed one less fish on your limit until you get it back from them. Please do not bring another fish in that is a trophy unless your licensed wife, kid, buddy, brother, neighbor, or dude you picked up on the street is along with you to drop it off to get put on the wall for themselves if you catch my drift. Just a heads up.

[sandmannd]

Or just get reps made of the big gals and let the real thing go.