Muskies and diving rings

Do not use the diving rings in lakes. This is one lucky musky.

https://www.leadertelegram.com/features/getting-out/a-fish-tale-with-a-ring-of-truth/article_1bca0d11-509f-5d8b-8de8-0adb2b6132f3.html

I can’t even imagine how a musky would manage that.

Good share!

Thanks for posting! Sad to see.

Not to derail your post but if the DNR cared about Muskie they wouldn’t allow people to spear on Muskie Lakes

This is one incident with a swimming ring… and I could show you plenty of pictures with spear marks “the ones that got away”.

Plenty of people actually brag about spearing as many muskies as they can and sticking them back under the ice in the winter. It seems to be very common. Let’s fix this issue then we can move on to the diving rings.

Joe Scegura wrote:

This is one incident with a swimming ring…

Agreed that this was a total fluke. While sad to see, there are much more pressing issues than diving rings.

Joe,
In MN I believe that the only lake closed to spearing now is Baby Lake by Longville. It’s allowed on all other inland lakes.

blank wrote:

It’s allowed on all other inland lakes.

Didn’t realize this. I thought it was still prohibited on most designated muskie lakes. I just looked it up in the regs.

gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>blank wrote:</div>
It’s allowed on all other inland lakes.

Didn’t realize this. I thought it was still prohibited on most designated <em class=”ido-tag-em”>muskie lakes. I just looked it up in the regs.

Well, you “were” correct…as of a few years ago. I remember it was just a few years back when they were opening muskie lakes back up to pike spearing, it would be 2-3 a year.

Evidently since that time they quietly opened them all now with the one exception. I say quietly because like you, I was not aware either.

Perhaps they sneaked it through when they implemented the new pike regs a couple years ago.

Joe’s observations are upsetting to say the least, sad that it has come to this.

FWIW, counties in northern Wisconsin that encompass the prime muskie waters over there, spearing is prohibited. They may not have the great walleye fishing we do here in MN, but they at least have some common sense in protecting their muskies.

I think the removal of the spearing ban on a number of the muskie lakes happened about 5 years ago. I remember reading a lot of comments about it back then.

this may be of interest to you guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roJ8KMzhdmQ&list=PLd5hpcN_iOeILc1J-ZkmQZmewySWJnPr4&index=26

Joe Scegura wrote:

Thanks for posting! Sad to see.

Not to derail your post but if the DNR cared about Muskie they wouldn’t allow people to spear on <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>Muskie Lakes

This is one incident with a swimming ring… and I could show you plenty of pictures with spear marks “the ones that got away”.

Plenty of people actually brag about spearing as many muskies as they can and sticking them back under the ice in the winter. It seems to be very common. Let’s fix this issue then we can move on to the diving rings.

Good point, Joe. Cass lake is closed to spearing, as far as I know. It would be great to see the major destination lakes follow suit. Musky fishing is super fun. Let’s promote it!

I would love to see a spearing ban on all lakes stocked with musky.

Hey guys, I am the one who caught that fish. My hope, as a conservation professional, is to raise awareness about toys not belonging in lakes with the kids! Start teaching them how they can help early in life and issues such as spearing are easier to address when they grow up.

This is the ring.

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Yep those kids water toys -big concern.I think the spearing,not a big issue.

Bass Thumb wrote:

I would love to see a spearing ban on all lakes stocked with musky.

I would better love a spearing ban on muskie altogether. As much or more on lakes with naturally reproducing muskie. You can stock them, but there’s no replacing each successfully spawning capable fish in the waters solely dependent on natural reproduction.

chuck100 wrote:

Yep those kids water toys -big concern.I think the spearing,not a big issue.

Yep, those kids water toys…such as spears.

Warning: Strong adult content and language and disturbing images…

That is so sad. Depressing to say the least.