Fishing Regulations

  • Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    January 9, 2014 at 6:51 am #1356593

    I live in Indiana. We have relaxed regualtions in compared to a lot of surrounding states. I will state some general regs below for comparison. Every once in a while it comes up as to if these regs should be adjusted or not. I am curious to see what others think.

    Blue Gill: No size or bag limit, no season
    Perch, Crappie, Red Ear: 25 bag limit no size limit, no season
    Bass: 14″ size limit, 5 bag limit, No season
    Walleye: 14″ size limit, 6 bag limit, No Season
    Pike: 20″ size limit, 3 bag limit, No Season
    *** These regulations are for in-land lakes and do not include Rivers or Lake Michigan.

    haasjj
    Cordova, IL
    Posts: 373
    January 9, 2014 at 7:15 am #1378474

    IL is very similar. NO issue there.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    January 9, 2014 at 7:23 am #1378476

    No closed seasons just dont seem right. Do many down there target spawning fish? I believe that here in MN if some of our game fish where open year round they would be raped on the spawning beds in the spring time. It doesnt take a lot of people to mess up a spawning area.

    MN panfish are open year round. Pike, bass, walleyes have closed spawning seasons.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    January 9, 2014 at 7:25 am #1378477

    Two things I look at:

    1. Is the species hurting across the state or a portion of the state?
    2. Are the limits excessive.

    If yes to either of the above, then they should be looked at more closely.

    I can’t answer your specific question even with an opinion being from out of your area.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    January 9, 2014 at 11:38 am #1378571

    Quote:

    Blue Gill: No size or bag limit, no season

    This bugs me.

    Unless of coarse the majority of the fishery is already stunted.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    January 9, 2014 at 12:53 pm #1378586

    Quote:

    No closed seasons just dont seem right. Do many down there target spawning fish? I believe that here in MN if some of our game fish where open year round they would be raped on the spawning beds in the spring time. It doesnt take a lot of people to mess up a spawning area.

    MN panfish are open year round. Pike, bass, walleyes have closed spawning seasons.

    Indiana has some of the best bass fishing in the country. Seasons don’t need to be closed because the growing season is a little longer They get ice in dec and out in feb/march. The fish are spawning before MN is ice free.

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