Upper Red Lake

  • b-j-r
    Pool 4
    Posts: 180
    December 31, 2009 at 12:36 pm #1265458

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    Four Wisconsin anglers cited for 40 extra walleyes

    The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009

    RED LAKE, Minn. – Four Wisconsin anglers face a total of $3,600 in fines for allegedly keeping 40 walleyes over the limit while fishing on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake.

    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Brice Vollbrecht said he questioned the anglers Dec. 23 and grew suspicious about the number of walleyes they had.

    The possession limit for Upper Red Lake walleyes is four. Anglers are required to throw back walleyes between 17 and 26 inches. One trophy more than 26 inches is allowed.

    Vollbrecht said he found 44 filleted and wrapped walleyes in the anglers’ rented cabin, in addition to 12 walleyes in their fish houses. Some fish were outside the legal length limit.

    Vollbrecht said the anglers admitted they knew the law, but took more fish because they drove such a long distance from Wisconsin to northwestern Minnesota.

    nick
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 4977
    December 31, 2009 at 12:38 pm #828232

    Yeah we gotta repost for every fish they were over too

    goldy gopher
    Le Sueur, MN
    Posts: 30
    December 31, 2009 at 2:48 pm #828263

    It’s a blessing at least some of these folks are caught. How unfortunate that some people have to be so selfish and can not just simply enjoy the resource.

    cshunt1
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 370
    December 31, 2009 at 7:46 pm #547190

    Quote:

    Yeah we gotta repost for every fish they were over too

    now that right there is funny!

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