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Location: Alex or Alek? | Angler II - 10/27/2016 11:14 AM
MOJOcandy101 - 10/26/2016 2:14 PM
Per the MN DNR Muskie plan they want to stock their lakes with 0.13-0.35 fish per acre. They would need to stock Mille Lacs with over 20,000 fingerlings every other year. They only stocked 23,000 total this year. I don't think the DNR has the public support, money, or access to double the amount they stock just for one lake. Larger lakes need to reproduce on their own and can't rely on stocking. You don't see the DNR going and dropping 9,000 in vermillion or 25000 in leech.
Also there are still plenty of fish, and big fish, caught on mille lacs.
Mille Lacs is the perfect body of water to relieve pressure from others while offering a fantastic opportunity for anglers to catch the fish of a lifetime. There are only a few lakes in the state that offer such a thing. And maybe 3 or 4 that hold a true state record. This lake produces multiple state records per year and you say it shouldn't rely on stocking?
I think your idea of "plenty of fish" and mine are very different. I see you're from Fargo. Have you fished Mille lacs in the last 5 years?
No this lake should not and can not only rely on stocking. It is not feasible to drop 20k plus fingerlings in this lake every other year unless you don't stock any other lake in the state.
And to answer your question no, I have not fished mille lacs in the past 5 years. I do however have friends from down there that fish it and still catch fish.
I guess you guys are right. Lets just make one lake a great fishery and forget about all the other lakes in MN.
Edited by MOJOcandy101 10/27/2016 12:36 PM
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Location: Alex or Alek? | Flambeauski - 10/27/2016 11:32 AM
The only thing the MN DNR did that was wrong was creating a bunch of muskie anglers that think catching a muskie should be as easy as catching a bass.
but its so east bass guys can catch them!!!
https://www.facebook.com/IMnFishing/photos/a.148395338632156.32521.1... |
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| From a more political perspective, maybe it's best for the DNR to stabilize the walleye population in Mille Lacs before worrying about muskies??? Just a thought to consider. |
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| supply and "permission"is the problem with stocking,, the muskies Inc chapters in this state would love to augment the population if we were allowed to. Have the money to do that. But DNR only lets us add to very few. |
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Location: MN | happy hooker - 10/27/2016 4:46 PM
supply and "permission"is the problem with stocking,, the muskies Inc chapters in this state would love to augment the population if we were allowed to. Have the money to do that. But DNR only lets us add to very few.
Agreed seems Wisconsin allows a more relaxed approach to private groups adding to the population but I could be wrong |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | Ok.....I'm going to hijack the post for one message but answers via PM can get it back on track. Will anyone give me the "Readers' Digest version" of the Mille Lacs situation?
Admittedly I have never fished it and have only watched/seen info and photos over the years. I have noticed less chatter about it in this forum but my conclusion was that fishing just slowed down (kind of like Vermilion now versus 5-10 years ago). **In my contrarian mind, the less I hear about a place, the more I think I should fish it.
All that said, when I saw words like "mess" and "disaster" regarding Mille Lacs in this thread, I was in WTF mode. Objective perspectives to get me up to speed are welcome via PM. |
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| 3000 is pretty standard for Mille Lacs... In 92 it got 5000, that was the largest. 3451 in 95 and 3500 in 97. Otherwise 3000 is the norm, often times less due to availability. To me, Mille Lacs has never really been a numbers lake. It's always been about that chance at a fish of a lifetime. Let's be happy about the expanded opportunities we do have and the fact that stocking of muskies hasn't stopped on any MN lakes regardless of misguided individuals causing a stink. Any MN residents, make sure to get out and vote, support the lawmakers who supported us. If you still want to go out and catch a dozen muskies a day, I hear Shoepack is basically a Muskie "hammer-handle" factory. Not saying that to be a smart A either. I'm trying to plan a trip up there next June armed only with a fly rod, can't wait!
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Location: Northwest Wi. | Anyone know the current water temp? Thank you very much... |
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