1) A Wisconsin resident fishing the Mississippi River border Waters of Wisconsin/Minnesota has a daily limit of 6 walleyes over 15″
and a possession limit of??
2) A Minnesota resident fishing the Mississippi River border Waters of Wisconsin/Minnesota has a daily limit of 6 walleyes over 15″ and a possession limit of 6.
I would think 12 (double the daily limit) as long as this resident is currently residing in WI. Just my logical guess though. In WI your possession limit is twice your daily limit, and I don’t see why that would change based off which part of the state you fish.
If you have a WI license and are a WI resident you may have a possession limit of 12 walleye/sauger over 15″ on the Mississippi River.
I can post the rule for you if you need it.
It’s the reason that out of state folks always buy a WI license over the MN license.
If you have a WI license and are a WI resident you may have a possession limit of 12 walleye/sauger over 15″ on the Mississippi River.
I can post the rule for you if you need it.
It’s the reason that out of state folks always buy a WI license over the MN license.
I believe the non-residents have to prove they are staying in Wisconsin to use this limit. If they are staying in Minnesota and have the WI non-res license I think they are in violation.
If you have a WI license and are a WI resident you may have a possession limit of 12 walleye/sauger over 15″ on the Mississippi River.
I can post the rule for you if you need it.
It’s the reason that out of state folks always buy a WI license over the MN license.
Thanks Brian.
I was looking this morning and couldn’t find it.
Would you post the rule pretty please!
I believe the non-residents have to prove they are staying in Wisconsin to use this limit. If they are staying in Minnesota and have the WI non-res license I think they are in violation.
Tom, they all claim they are driving back home to Iowa that night anyways. Those corn cobbers know all the tricks. haha.
I believe the non-residents have to prove they are staying in Wisconsin to use this limit. If they are staying in Minnesota and have the WI non-res license I think they are in violation
Funny you mentioned that Tom. I asked the previous MN Co about this very same thing.
If they were staying in MN, they could have the WI possession limit IF the CO didn’t have a feeling they were fishing on the inland waters. No I don’t recall if I asked the new (not so new anymore) CO, Brittany how she handles these cases.
Page 9
SEASONS, BAG LIMITS, LENGTH LIMITS AND POSSESSION LIMITS
It is illegal:
• to fish for a species of fish during the closed season for that species (includes catch and
release fishing). • to possess a fish that is above a maximum length limit or below the minimum length limit
established for the waters being fished.
• to take, catch, kill, or fish for any variety of fish in excess of the daily bag limit or total
daily bag limit (see definitions and table on page 13).
• to group bag. For example, if an angler catches a limit of 25 panfish and gives them to
another person, the person catching the fish has attained their daily bag limit and can
no longer keep panfish that day. Any fish received are considered part of the recipient’s
possession limit, but not part of their daily bag limit unless they are possessed while on
the water, bank or shore of the water, ice, or while fishing.
• to possess or fish for more than the daily bag limit of fish while you’re fishing or while
you’re on the water, shore of the water, or on the ice, regardless of number of days fished.
• to possess more than the possession limit (twice the total daily bag limit) at any time,
except from the Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters (defined on p. 64) where only one
total daily bag limit can be possessed. The possession limit for the Great Lakes and their
tributaries having anadromous trout is twice the total daily bag limit. The possession limit
on trout in inland waters is 10.
• to transport fish subject to a length limit, unless you keep the carcasses of the fish with
the fillet and the skin and scales remain intact (on the fillets) to show the fish still meet
the length restrictions. • to sort or cull fish except as authorized under certain bass fishing tournament permits.
Any fish you take into possession which you do not release immediately is part of your
daily bag limit even if it is released later. “Culling” is the release of a fish after it was
held in an angler’s possession to be replaced with another fish. • to fish in trout streams for any species of fish when the trout season is closed except that
rough fish may be taken by hand.
Key here is the “possession limit is twice the bag” limit on all WI waters UNLESS otherwise noted.
Ahh… I did ask…
Here’s the email:
Good Morning Brittany,
A few years ago a question came up that I sent to Tyler. Unfortunately I can’t locate that email right now.
We just want to know if you will be following the same guidelines as Tyler.
Wi has a possession limit of twice the daily limit (for walleyes/sauger)
If a WI resident or non resident catches his possession limit over two days, is he allowed to stay in a MN motel with 12 walleyes?
Tylers response was yes, they could have 12 walleyes over two days – but if he had any reason to believe the fish were caught outside of the border water, they would be issued a citation.
There’s a number of folks that will be coming this fall wanting to stay at the MN motels wondering if this has changed with the new CO.
Thanks!
Brian
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Brian,
Yes, they can have 12 walleyes over two days but if there is any question as to where they were caught, an investigation would follow.
Conservation Officer Brittany Hauser
Red Wing Station | Division of Enforcement
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 651-764-2249
Email: [email protected]
Ppppreciate it Brian.
I read the same bold print.
Then searched the whole book for every instance “possession” was used and did not find any other reference to doubling the daily bag. Just needed someone to confirm my findings. Thanks!
1 dozen eyes in the freezer as of last night!
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