This lake has crazy open water restrictions because of politics and/or invasive stuff-open for ice fishing, anyone having any luck? PM me or tell me nothing the rich land owners would love it if you told me nothing!
No info? Lakeshore owners are keeping this one to themselves! Nice fish in there too.
Never been on it. Heard it’s the snootiest lake. Wouldn’t following all the pain in the but rules and having not tournaments but planned larger outings be a good strategy? If the fisherman/boaters go out of their way to do nothing wrong but make the lake busier on each Saturday would really irritate these people trying to privatize a public resource
The unofficial dock fishing bonanza !!
What are the restrictions making it hard for the average guy to fish this lake?
No ice restrictions-BTW
Already a nice thread going on the politics of these laws, just want to know how the ice fishing has been. (DNR is not to blame for this one)
Thanks
Ok…what are the summer restrictions?
Call in the ice castle squad with flags and strobes for a ice castle get together…
Gregory-I believe what you have to do is get your boat cleaned at a cleaning station they tag your rig and that is good for one trip. Bet you would not even be able to go very early because you would have to wait for the station to open. This for a lake that already has all the major invasives -the thinking by most is the lake association is trying to create a lake that is essentially private. Nice crappies in there-went to a shallow bay in the spring, saw a very long fish thought it was a pike-saw the fin with a white tip-dang! it was a walleye. Would not advertise all this but the powers that be (not the DNR) are being dorks!
What I did was get my boat inspected and sealed and when I want to go fishing its ready regardless what time it is.
I live about 40 min. away-not practical for me Rog’
The lake regulations are a joke. It’s a (so far) successful attempt by lakeside homeowner’s associations at privatizing a public resource. What makes it especially absurd is that Sylvia already has just about every invasive under the sun, including documented zeebs, milfoil, starry stonewort, spiny waterflea, and curly-leaf pondweed. If this spraying situation made any sense at all, which it doesn’t, we would be forced to spray our boats AFTER leaving this heavily infested lake, not before entering it.
It’s one of three Wright County lakes under these regs. Pleasant Lake, another one, had starry stonewort found at the access this summer, despite the policy of angler harassment. Rumor is that these three lakes are relative ghost towns in the summer, and that fishing is improving quickly with minimal pressure. The homeowners won.
Because of the restrictions to access the DNR should stop stocking the lake.
WTF? Are there Wisconsin lakes like this?
Sounds like this is a sanctuary lake like MN is a sanctuary state? One rule law.
Why don’t you guys fight this crap?
Just me across the river from you asking. Wait until you get your $.20/gallon tax increase. You’ll all be crossing the border like we do now looking for cheaper fuel.
How did that Sunday sale of alchol ever work out? Everyone along the border still comes over here. Much cheaper.
Agree 100% they should stop stocking it. How in the heck do you pass a rule that affects boats going into a infested lake but nothing regarding when they leave? Zero logic.
Wait until you get your $.20/gallon tax increase.
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Sorry, carry on.
maybe the word of their infested lake will spread and ding the property values
Anyone want to go with me and pull out some fish? Didn’t want to start a big political rucus.
How did that Sunday sale of alchol ever work out? Everyone along the border still comes over here. Much cheaper.
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I own a liquor store, and sales are flat… as predicted
Took 6 days of sales and spread it into 7
Hi Brian, I mean hi Jack, I mean hijack.
Hi Brian, I mean hi Jack, I mean hijack.
Oh please.. a 2 sentence response to a question is hijacking?
Why don’t you guys fight this crap?
It’s been fought and lost. Sylvia is a lake with a lot of wealth on it, and the DNR chose to side with their association for an experimental program. Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. This is a pilot program that affects three of them for a couple years. I don’t think it’ll continue for long or spread to other lakes.
Sylvia is a lousy fishing lake. It’s has some spring panfish opportunities, but otherwise is packed with stunted pike and bass. It’s a very pretty lake and has crystal clear water. Excellent recreational lake. That’s the real loss here. The other two lakes affected are much better fishing lakes.
“spring panfish opportunities” I hear this about some lakes. So you can year after year catch big panfish in a lake, but only in the spring. That 12” crappie might be 9 years old-where does it go and what does it do when it is not spring?That plump fish is feeding all year.
Kidding Brian just having fun like you!
“spring <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>panfish opportunities” I hear this about some lakes. So you can year after year catch big <em class=”ido-tag-em”>panfish in a lake, but only in the spring. That 12” crappie might be 9 years old-where does it go and what does it do when it is not spring?That plump fish is feeding all year.
The “spring fishing opportunities” quotes often refer to low-density lakes, where the only time these fish can be found in any numbers is in the spring in shallow dark-bottomed bays.
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