Was that a poaching bust Monday on Pool 4 at dam?

2nd hand info to follow.

That boat was fishing in the spring restricted area.
Tyler Quant a MN CO motored up next to them. After seeing their fish, had them go over to the sand bar where they took out each fish. Tyler was seen taking photos of the fish.

No info after that point.

The white bass are schooled there.

In the boaters defense as I know we’re all thinking they were over limit, with 5 people in the boat they could have had 125 white bass in their possession. That would be hard to count in the boat.
On the other hand, it would be odd to take pictures of a limit or less.

selfies ?

Saturday I was up that way and counted over 25 people on the rocks fishing up tight to the dam. Also noticed a boat below me with binoculars out

If they were fishing in the restricted area, is the limit not zero, since they weren’t suppose to be in there.

Good point. ^

Sunday there were +30 on the WI side with 4 boats on shore in the 150′ restricted area. +15 people on the MN side.

Then out of the blue they all left at once.

I found out later there were two guides that independently called the Co’s from MN and WI. The MN Co made it there first and wrote (2nd hand info) 27 tickets.

I’m guessing that’s when the WI side cleared out.

Later that day I was wondering why I didn’t try and warn those people. Came down to having to pull anchor and taking the chance of a confrontation (although I would have politely informed them, then left before a confrontation would have started.)

I know, here come the haters….

Curious, what is the spring restricted area for?

For the months of March and April we aren’t allowed to fish within 300 feet of L&D #3. I would assume it’s because of the fish being stopped by the dam during their upstream spawning migration.

Gee…If they wanted a bunch of White Bass they could have just gone over to the Wolf river… No limit there.

Brian Klawitter wrote:

In the boaters defense as I know we’re all thinking they were over limit, with 5 people in the boat they could have had 125 white bass in their possession.

Don’t I know. I remember you introducing me to an Iowegian in the cleaning shack that one time. talk about carnage!

With a limit of 25 flats/channels combined with a WI license…you really haven’t seen the true meaning of carnage.

If the DNR says it’s ok to keep them and there is no proof the fishery is affected… what’s the problem with keeping 25 cats apiece…

Sorry couldn’t resist

It’s really no different then raising the walleye/sauger limit to 25. You’re correct Southern friend.

No problem keeping 25 channels but no reason to keep more then one flathead at a time.

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