Q/A with DNR fisheries chief Pereira

  • dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
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    January 20, 2014 at 5:38 am #1381059

    Hi Bob

    How’s the perch bite this winter?

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
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    January 20, 2014 at 5:47 am #1381060

    well I’ve heard of acouple of 13 and 14 inchers caught out of the resort! not numbers, but quality! a lot of little ones swimming in the lake right now!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
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    January 20, 2014 at 6:58 am #1381078

    I like the idea of spreading the harvest over wider slot lengths. Can’t keep pounding on the same year class!

    -J.

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
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    January 20, 2014 at 7:27 am #1381092

    However if they move the slot up a few inches we will be still working on the same year class we have in the past few. The ones we missed would have grown. Major changes in thinking for harvest sizes need to be done.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
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    January 20, 2014 at 5:03 pm #1381230

    Quote:

    well I’ve heard of acouple of 13 and 14 inchers caught out of the resort! not numbers, but quality! a lot of little ones swimming in the lake right now!

    WELCOME BACK BOBBER!!!

    Great to see you back here!!!

    rivy2112
    Minnesota
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    January 21, 2014 at 8:53 am #1381391

    Quote:

    I like the idea of spreading the harvest over wider slot lengths. Can’t keep pounding on the same year class!

    -J.

    Agreed. What about also changing when the netting is allowed by the tribal community? Could it be done later in the season, instead of when the females are spawning?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
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    January 21, 2014 at 9:51 am #1381411

    Quote:

    However if they move the slot up a few inches we will be still working on the same year class we have in the past few.

    I am thinking more along the lines of any 2 fish over 15 inches. If you want to harverst a couple larger fish, have at it.

    -J.

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
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    January 21, 2014 at 11:11 am #1381437

    Quote:

    I like the idea of spreading the harvest over wider slot lengths. Can’t keep pounding on the same year class!

    -J.

    110% agreement here…We really need to work at getting the size distribution of walleyes/pike/SMB back to a more naturally occuring balance. I’d bet that 30% or more of the walleye population up there is at 20″ or bigger which is more than double what would be a very high naturally occuring size distribution. However they decide to do it we can avoid continuing with a narrow 2″ slot.

    WR

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