Special Reg’s on Panfish?

I have to ask this as it is burning me.

Does anyone think the DNR should consider special regulations on lakes high in quality panfish?

I was recently out on a smaller lake that has a nice population of 10′ – 12′ Crappies. Just about everyone out there in the 13 boats (launch parking over flowing) was catching their limits.

Everyone has the right to take their limits.

However, as word spreads more, this body of water will be fished out clean.

Why not protect it by bringing down the limit to 5 on these types of lakes? Better yet, make a slot limit to protect the biggens.

Ice fishing will make it even easier to get out there every night.

How kicken would it be to have a trophy Crappie lake to fish without having to drive to Red?

My $.02

The DNR got the same questions.

I have no problem with that at all. There are a couple “ponds” that I hit hard first and last ice and the crappies are huge when their bitting.

I would be ok if the limits dropped to 5. A couple of these lakes “USED TO” produce a 14″ crappie now they are down to 12″

The big bull sunnies also used to be around 9″ even a 11″ if you put enough time in. It seems the sizes are on that downward slope.

All it takes is for the word to get out that there are lakes around the cities that produce some huge panfish and they get slammed!

We can thank papers like Midwest Outdoors for printing stuff like that………..just my opinion……..

“We can thank papers like Midwest Outdoors for printing stuff like that………..”

It’s up to the locations (bait shops) that report as well.

I agree though.