whitefish and cisco sport netting seasons open

[Lee Borgersen]

Tower area whitefish and cisco sport netting seasons open
Whitefish and cisco netting season in the Tower area is open, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Lakes open to netting from Oct. 17 to Nov. 11, the county in which they are located and the legal description are:

Basswood, Lake County, T.64,65; R.9,10,11; S. Var.

Fall, Lake County, T.63,64; R.11; S. Var.

Fall, St. Louis County, T.63; R.12; S. Var.

Lakes open to netting from Oct. 17 to Nov. 11, the county in which they are located and the legal description are:

Newton, Lake County, T.63,64; R.1; S. Var.

Lakes open to netting from Oct. 17 to Nov. 1, the county in which they are located and the legal description are:

Vermilion, St. Louis County, T.62; R.14,15,16,17 and T.63; R.15,16,17,18.

Lake Vermilion's Pike Bay, south and west of a north-south line at narrowest portion between Echo Point and Punchers Point, is closed to netting. The legal description for the closed area is T.62, R.15, S.19 + Var.; T.61 and 62, R.16, S. Var.

To access the online listing of netting dates, visit www.mndnr.gov/regulations/fishing and click on "Whitefish and Ciscoes Sport Gill Netting Regulations." Opening dates for these lakes are determined based on fish abundance, climatic conditions and vulnerability of game fish.

Fishing regulations require that:

Nets be set after sunrise on the opening day and be removed before sunset on the closing day.

A whitefish netting license is purchased and in possession.

Only one gill net is used, not exceeding 100 feet in length and 3 feet in width.

Netters are reminded that if netting on infested waters, the net may not be used in other waters unless it has been dried for a minimum of 10 days or frozen for at least two days.

[greatoutdoors]

Lee,
Let the readers know it is not legal to gill net a Cisco, if it is to be used as a baitfish. (technicality in the netting laws)

I had my packing crew working last Friday and Saturday night packing  2,078 dozen Ciscos on trays and wrapped, then stacking them in the walk in freezer.
Glad this season only comes once a year

[Lee Borgersen]

Lee,
Let the readers know it is not legal to gill net a Cisco, if it is to be used as a baitfish. (technicality in the netting laws)

I had my packing crew working last Friday and Saturday night packing  2,078 dozen Ciscos on trays and wrapped, then stacking them in the walk in freezer.
Glad this season only comes once a year

Good point G.O.  "2,078 dozen Ciscos on trays and wrapped, and stacking them in the walk in freezer." It's no wonder you didn't run out of Ciscos last winter when some other shops did.

[greatoutdoors]

Many of those Ciscos are heading for Grand Marais and Duluth, but I always try to keep plenty for the shop.