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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Hi,
With the warm Temps in Mn., Wi. I have noticed that there are alot of boats fishing up here in N. Mn. I sure hope that people arn't trying for Muskies.......
I'm working near Vermilion and have a few workers that work for me, telling me that some guys are taking Walleyes out of the lake, even though the season doesn't open for a few weeks........................... This Just isn't Right........ Soooo.....
I hope us Muskie nuts don't target out of season Muskies at this point............ What are your thoughts, concerning this problem ??
I personally will call the DNR if I see this kind of thing happening.... It bugs the snot out of me when people don't follow the Rules.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Gotta turn 'em in Jerome. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I called the MN DNR TIP line the other day as some chucklehead was targeting spawning muskies off a public fishing dock. I saw him beach about a 40 incher right before I called. I thought maybe it was an accidental catch until I saw the 6 inch crankbait he was using. |
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Location: WI | I would be scared of losing my fishing privelages. I took the boat out today and made sure there wasn't anything in it that could possibly get me into trouble. I'd call those people in if I saw that. |
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Location: Smith Creek | No sympathy for poachers.
Even if the Warden doesn't get the induvidual, they need to be aware it's taking place.
Edited by Flambeauski 4/24/2010 6:05 AM
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Call the DNR immediately!! Get them as much information as possible... |
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| turn em in asap without a doubt. rules and regulations are there for a reason, i hope all are caught if they are doing it. i think it happens alot more than people know. i heard last year in the metro of multiple reports of guys out tossing suicks and topwaters. |
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Location: Madison WI | Call the DNR, already seen at least 3 people try to fish for muskies inside the refuge area or just outside of it here in madison. Most people I see fishing out of season either A. dont have a license or B. bought a license and didn't bother reading the regs. The other situation I come across is people just fishing for gamefish in general right next to an area that has 30-60 muskies swimming around. Thank god season opens in less then 7 days.
Edited by muskyhunter24 4/24/2010 10:32 AM
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Tempting as it is with the warm weather and ice going out so fast its not worth it to lose my license. I wouldn't hesitate to call the DNR. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | This is rampant pretty much everywhere you go. We even have "gentlemen" on our local LSC forum that proclaim, regarding open seasons, it's none of other people's business how or when they fish. It's guys like that why I have the DNR TIP line in my phone's contacts.... |
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| Not much different then drinking under age, speeding or not cheating on income tax |
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| Guest - 4/24/2010 12:36 PM
Not much different then drinking under age, speeding or not cheating on income tax
Except that I'd bet most people here speed on a regular basis, and most of us probably drank under age. But I doubt you'll find many here who fishes out of season.
Down here we have a similar problem - unlicensed anglers taking undersized fish, anything they catch in fact. I've got the DNR on speed dial. I call every time I see it, and I'd suggest you do the same. |
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| So if you and a bunch of others also break some laws it is ok but since you don't break a law no one else should |
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| It comes down to ethics. If you are targeting fish before season you are not considered an ethical sportsman. Do you get satisfaction catching fish before season? I know I wouldn't. Not to mention that the fish are beat up from the spawn, that should be reason enough to leave them alone.
Edited by Baby Mallard 4/24/2010 2:38 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | It comes down to enforcement, too. If I see someone speeding dangerously, I'll call 'em in. If I see someone taking fish or game out of season, I'll call 'em in. Hopefully, the enforcement folks will be available. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Hey Mallard, be careful of the word "ethics" Last time I used it, I had to site the definition to ease the panties of the nay sayers.
As for poachers, some people just don't care - and that's too bad. |
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| like esoxfly stated. theres always a few that interpet the rules to their own liking. get video if possible guys, boat numbers, licence plates. then call the dnr. |
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| We need to get as much info as possilbe and then call the DNR CO. Find out who the CO is in your area and put them in your cell phone. You probably won't see them on the lake as with the extreme fire danger they are too busy with fire related things. Muskies are spawning right now in N Minn so are very vulnerable.
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | I would also call the DNR. I did it once and got a message machine.. not sure if anything happened.
Edited by fish4musky1 4/24/2010 6:15 PM
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Location: Houlton, WI | Baby Mallard - 4/24/2010 1:55 PM
It comes down to ethics. If you are targeting fish before season you are not considered an ethical sportsman. Do you get satisfaction catching fish before season? I know I wouldn't. Not to mention that the fish are beat up from the spawn, that should be reason enough to leave them alone.
I agree completely. What if you caught your personal best. I couldnt live with myself to have caught a big fish illegally. Plus you couldnt brag about it. |
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| The DNR will come if you call TIP,,,at least in the metro they do,,,last year I saw a guy catch a 24 incher off a public dock 3 weeks before the season,,then put it in a metal minnow basket with water so it was coiled like a python in a basket,,He called his sister who lived two suburbs away to come take a picture because he wanted this special camera,,, I thought I gave him enough grace period after about half an hour so I called tip and they were there within 45 minutes,,,The good part is the musky swam away strong which I wouldnt have thought. |
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Location: pewaukee, wi | Tip line is saved in my phone.
I also attented a dnr meeting at Smokey's Muskie Shop a few weeks ago. They set up a river watch program for the pewaukee river. A lot of muskies jump down the dam and cant get back up. With the VHS Law, the fish cant be transported back becase its a different body of water. Already called in 3 people this year.
It is very cool to see the same people down by the river every day who are protecting these awesome fish.
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Location: Lake of The Woods | Guest - 4/24/2010 1:49 PM
So if you and a bunch of others also break some laws it is ok but since you don't break a law no one else should
What about j-walking?? We all do!! |
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Location: Roscoe IL | I took the family to Tomahawk Wisconsin during their spring break to fish for Walleye and perch in the areas that were open. I was surprised and very happy to see the DNR checking everyone at the ramp and also along the shore, myself included TWICE that week.. They went through everything and checked the rods to see what we had tied on the line. Yes, we could see some guy's throwing large spinnerbaits on heavy tackle, but since I had two little kid's and my wife in the boat I didn't want to chase them down and complain. I didn't have to, the DNR watched them with Binocs and met them at the boat ramp. The boy's learned why we don't break the law in our boat and what happens if you do. Little turds still wanted to fish for Bass and I drove 10mph over the limit home.. 
Just thought I would let everyone know that some do not get away with breaking the law and the DNR is trying, at least in some areas. |
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Location: Hudson, WI | I took my neighbor's dad out last year. We raised a bunch of fish, lost a few and he was hooked on the sport. I thought I had explained well enough how catch and release has resulted in the best years of musky fishing we had ever seen. Later in the year he stopped by my house to show me his first muskie. A dead 37" from the St. Croix...nice... |
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| apart from the impact on the fish,,,this is the same has 'butting" in line
last year on opening day we had 45 plus follows with a couple of fish hooked,,,,the very next day,same lake 17 follows,,,no weather change or phases in fact it should have been better yet because it was continued stable weather,,but thats how fast the fish 'wised up' after one day and we never saw that many fish on that lake in a day the rest of the season alot of years the most fish I raise in a day is on opening weekend,,People who go out and target muskies before the season are wanting their crack at unpressured fish before everybody else has the same fair chase.
How do you react when someone tries to get in line a head of you at the grocery store,ticket window,or the entrance ramp to the freeway,,,this is just plain old fashioned 'me first and I want all the cookies in the jar' |
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| With as few wardens as there are and how much water they have to cover, I am surprised at how well they do at catching violators. Now me, I would never violate, even if I didn't have an ethical problem with it. Back in the early 80's I had moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. First day of grouse season, I went into the woods. I had got maybe 50 feet into the woods when a green truck pulled up. It was a warden whose territory covered several counties of some of the least populated area in the Midwest. I wasn't doing anything wrong, had a nice chat with him, found out about some nearby areas that had been logged and had good aspen growth but it reminded me that I better follow the law, because with my luck I will always have a law enforcement officer right there! |
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| A guy I know used to fish crappies early in the season. He'd use these Roadrunner jigs in a larger size and was really targeting largemouth. One day he was fishing on a lake near Alexandria, MN. when he hooked into a giant largemouth. This is a guy who ran tournaments and has fished on tv, so he knows full well how much a bass weighs. After battling this one in he realized he had the MN State Record fish in his lap. It was 9lbs minimum if not closer to 10. He paused for a moment, unhooked the fish, gently released it back into the water and has never targeted bass before season since. As hard as it was for him to put that fish back, he didn't think he'd be able to ever do it a second time. |
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Location: Minneapolis,Mn | Book'em Danno!!! TIP is there for a reason! |
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Location: MPLS, MN | They should really open Hybrid only lakes on Pike opener so the Musky guys fish there instead of "pike" fishing on normal musky water.
Edited by Obfuscate Musky 4/27/2010 9:33 AM
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