Hey guys, a group of us are headed to Red Wing for the weekend. What out of state license should we purchase WI or MN? We will be fishing for walleyes/saugers. Is one license better than the other? Thanks in advance.
Rookie
Rookie, bad time to fish Redwing! I heard their only catching 60 or 70 fish per boat today. It will get better. 
Go with the WI License. It won’t change the limits or the size of the eye’s your allowed to take (15″ Min), but it gives you the option of using three rods…if you want.
Pick it up at Everts Resort and get the latest bite info…plus your first launch is free.
Thanks Brian. We will certainly be putting in at Everts…could stay there as it was filled up way in advance due to the Saugerama…are the possesion limits any different between the 2 licenses?
No the posession limits are the same on border waters.
And possession is the same as daily bag (6) correct? Appreciate the info guys. Just want to make sure we don’t do anything wrong.
It’s a tough time to get in even without the Saugerama.
Just remember…please! When you hook into that good one and you think this is the ONE for the wall…take a picture of your catfish, give him a kiss and post it here! 
If your making the trip up this weekend why not fish the saugerama? It is a very laid back easy going tourny. and only a few bucks to get in. You will be fishing anyways 
Feel free to join if you would like. Just be at the resort before 730 sat morn and we can get you set up to go. 
By the way I BELIEVE that the possesion limit in WI is twice your daily bag so that would mean 12 fish total, In MN your possesion is only your daily bag limit. Stop in and chat with dean and im sure he can give you some more sure answers.
Hope to see you around. If you see a red G3 dont be afraid to say HI
Eric’s right on the possession, double your daily in Wisconsin. Of course if you let them go you don’t have to clean or eat those nasty things.
Technically,you should have a Mn license if staying in Mn….or a Wi license if staying in Wi.
Wisconsin liscense you get double your daily bag limit than Minesota but it also cost more.
Dean is right on here, you better have the licence from the state you are overnighting in. The Minn DNR don’t like pepole staying overnight in their state and fishing with a Wis licence and having double possession.
It doesnt make a differece if you are staying overnight in Ohio and fishing pool 4. The WI license allows you to pull and keep a limit 2 days if thats what you are setting out to do. As long as your not a resident of either state, you can buy whichever license you want. If you are staying 3 days, you could potentially buy a license from both states and get even another limit.
It would be very abusive to the fishery, but it is legal for anyone who doesnt live in MN or WI.
Myself, I am cheap and I dont eat that many fish. I would buy the license that is cheaper to cover my time on the water, then spend the few extra bucks at Everts getting the up to date info which is always helpful. There is a whole lot of water on pool 4, and going there blind, anything helps.
I’m not positive on this but you must laungh your boat in the state you have your licence in.
Hope not I launch in sconny all the time with a mn license!!
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I’m not positive on this but you must laungh your boat in the state you have your licence in.
This is not true. Pulled this right from the MN regs:
A couple of years ago, I talked with a MN DNR officer who told me that if you are going to be staying in MN, you need a MN Lic. He said it is covered under the tranport laws. ????? The first call I made was to the state DNR office where I was told it was OK to stay in MN with a WI lic. The enforcement officer told me that the office people are not enforcement people and that they were wrong.
I always like to stay at Everts but if they are full, we always stayed in Red Wing. Not any more!!!! You can launch in MN with a WI lic. but when you pull out, you have to take the most direct route to your home. MN is the only state that has this law. You can stay in WI with an IA lic. or IA with a WI lic.
The officer I talked to was a real butt about it. Said that the only reason “you” people from IA get a WI lic. is so you can take home more fish. Well, the reason I use a WI lic. is because I have a place in WI where I fish all summer. They don’t care about you spending $$ on food, drink, gas, motels etc. in their state. I then asked, OK what if I live in ND and get tired driving home and want to stay night in MN. He really couldn’t answer that other than common sense has to be used.
There are allot of people who could get jammed up on this law!!! 
I got a WI license when we launched out of hudson for the last sturgeon trip just to be safe. The Holiday Gas Station is a block from the launch
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I got a WI license when we launched out of hudson for the last sturgeon trip just to be safe. The Holiday Gas Station is a block from the launch
You cretainly wouldn’t need a Wisconsin license for that.
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He said it is covered under the transport laws.
He may have been talking about transporting live fish. Prior to this year WI didn’t have a reg, but MN did.
Or it could have been that transporting bait over state lines would be a violation in both states. If you buy your bait in Hudson, technically one would need to launch from WI and the same for MN.
Bottom line, there are the confusing laws that are mismatched from state to state and then we have the enforcers interpretation…which varies…sometimes a lot.
Sometimes I think the question should be asked…”Can’t we just get along?” 
[Sometimes I think the question should be asked…”Can’t we just get along?”
Amen!!!!!!
A friend of mine who is retired from the IA DNR said that he attended many meetings over his career where states were suppose to try and get together and all have the same laws and limits on bordering water. He said ” That will never happen” No one wanted to give an inch.
Another friend was checked two years ago at Bay Point when he was pulling his boat when he was checked by the MN DNR. After checking the fish and lic., the officer told him that he hoped that he was heading home to Iowa or to WI and not staying in MN. He has never been back.
I also talked to the WI DNR and they said it was legal to stay in WI with a MN Lic. Lets face it……….there are just to many rules!!!
If you tag a fish you do
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If you tag a fish you do
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You would never tag a Sturgeon…not your style…
I have tag also just in case a big one can’t be revived I still don’t think you need a Wisconsin License but better to be safe than sorry for sure..
Nope you’re right there. I got a tag just in case I couldnt revive one too being I am a noob. Although from what I hear I wouldnt mind a taste sometime if someone knew how to cook em good. As for me though nah dont want one to keep.
MUDSHARK
Straighten these boys out will you??
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