Upper Red Lake meeting on 2006 harvesting

Red Lake walleye 2006 walleye harvest meeting

I don’t want to sound bitter, but why is the DNR spending our tax dollars to rejuvenate the lake, enforce tribal quotas, stock fish, etc. etc. when we will receive very little of the benefits. I think this should have been a tribal funded fix. Now this might just be that I am bitter, but the DNR (Department of No Results, Do Nothing Retards, Etc.) has been taking eggs from other lakes (Vermilion, Leech etc.) at the detriment of those lakes to fix a problem that is not our to begin with.

We have 16% of the lake, we should pay for 16% of the fix. Alright enough venting, it is done, we can fish walleyes again, the Native Americans will monitor their fishing , and all is well this time

Just my .02. I would like to hear anyone elses take on this subject, as I may be a little out in left field.

Interesting.

Thanks Gary.

FarmBoy,
Hi, from CenterField.
Jack..

Someone posted about this awhile back. I have to agree with you on this. It seems we(taxpayers)paid alot of money for our share of the lake. I know the tribes paid more, but I think I read in the Outdoor News is was something like 30k vs. 40k. My biggest question and someone already said this, is why didn’t we (DNR) work hard to continue the world class crappie fishing on the lake? I make the drive past mille lacs and other great walleye lakes to try and catch those huge crappies. We have seen that any lake that can offer a chance to catch trophy fish of any sorts will bring thousands of people to a lake. With all the other lakes in the area, like leech and winnie and others that have walleyes…why not try and get those lakes better for walleyes and work on the crappies for Red. I know there are people out there that know more about this issue than I do. Maybe Scott Steil will post on this. Is the DNR working to try and provide a source of income for the tribe with the walleyes? Do the tribes have no interest in netting crappies? Is that why the state decided on walleye stocking instead of crappies?