Thanks for the report!

I’m heading out this weekend and hope to share in some of your luck.

Senator Steve Murphy of Red Wing has introduced legislation that would repeal all special smallmouth regulations on the Zumbro River.

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S3021.0.html&session=ls84

If you really do care, now is the time to send your MN state senator and representative an email letting them know that you oppose this legislation and it’s a mistake to take away the DNR’s ability to use sound science as a tool for fisheries management.

It would be quite the selfish and backwards step to repeal the smallmouth regulations from the Zumbro. IMO, of course. Hopefully you agree.

Mike, thanks for attending the meeting, speaking up, and for providing the information to us.

Do the people of Haverhill township who live around the reservoir fish it? Were they instrumental in the stocking, or was it stocked already? If the answer to either one of the questions is “yes”, then I would presume that the residents are trying to keep everyone off their own Private Idaho. That’s entirely too bad.

Aren’t there also a couple other reservoirs in the city limits of Rochester that the residents are very protective of? It seems to violate everything that Minnesota open water regulations have been about for years and years.

It doesn’t seem like it’s about littering, it seems like it’s about greed. Of course I could be way off here…if so then I feel a lot better about the situation.

The Root was in rough shape last weekend due to our last heavy rain. This weekend will be different. I don’t know what you mean by “non trout waters”, though. Do you mean you want to know what’s happening in the very few sections of the Root where there aren’t any trout, or do you just not want to hear anything about trout?

SE or SW? The subject and body of your post say 2 different things. Just wondering.

If it’s SE, you’re pretty limited. There is Lake Zumbro (a reservoir), but it’s mainly bass and panfish with some toothies in the mix. Not many waldos

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Hey Jake ,Don’t worry about being booted from that other site.I was booted about a year ago and so were two other people I know,We were booted for simply asking a question.
We have seen the other “CRAPPIE” guy fish and you would have nothing to be ashamed of,because this person should practice what he preaches.
I enjoy this site because of more truthfull information and the fun that is had here.
Keep up the TFC and hope to see you out on the water soon.

Have fun,
Don

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Why do you have to turn around and start this crap up again? It was just about dead until you fanned the flames.

Obviously you weren’t kicked off for “just asking a question”.

Just a thought, and by no means a professional opinion on the NBWW.

It seems to get muddy a lot faster and stay turbid longer than most surrounding streams. Could that be a factor? Even though it’s been relatively dry this year, a lot of streams were hammered hard last season (as you all know, so I’m preaching to the choir). I honestly don’t know, but I can’t imagine that trout were big fans of sediment filling their gills. Perhaps they moved farther up or down stream of what is usually fished on the NB?

Ag runoff, primarily sedimentation is going to kill our streams eventually if we don’t start taking care of buffer regions and bank erosion…IMO.

Dark,
I realize there are various branches, and you probably have your favorite, but the Root is already open from the Lanesboro dam to the mouth. Just in case you’re interested in fishing earlier.

I’ll be down around the Lanesboro & Whalan area Saturday….I’ve got some itches that need to be scratched!!!!!!!! (just fishing you pervs)

There’s less snow on the ground than the WW area and hopefully a little warmer.

Good luck everyone!!!

I caught the forecast tonight, and next weeks temps look to be above freezing! I’m kind of a wimp, and I don’t want to be spending a lot of time with iced up guides, so I’ll hopefully be getting out this next week sometime.

Can’t wait to see the new map book. I’m tired of switching back and forth between the gazeteer and the color pamphlet.

Hi everyone. Just ran across this site, and I guess I might be jumping into a firestorm on my first post. Not trying to make any enemies… I feel I must offer up my $.02 though.

I think there has to be a line between necessity and responsibility. The community of Preston doesn’t have 30 people sitting around right now who will suddenly be enjoying a high quality of life because Bob Maust will so graciously employ them. This community doesn’t need a tire burning plant as it doesn’t have a huge pile of tires sitting around, either. Preston, like any other small community, can use help from industry…but this one isn’t the answer. The tires will come from around the country. Hundreds of trucks will be driving on, and pressuring, roads that are funded by state tax dollars (of which Bob is also trying heartily to circumvent).

Turning to the burning part. I’d rather see millions of tires burnt in more environmentally friendly fashion than just starting a pile on fire, or trying to dig a deeper hole. However, not in this backyard. The geology of the driftless area (Preston, SE MN…where we live) is karst. It’s porous. The karst land is why we enjoy the beautiful spring creeks that hold so many wonderful trout and provide amazingly healthy drinking water. It is absolute fact that our ecosystem is more fragile than in surrounding areas due to the fact that glaciers neglected this nice piece of real-estate. The only reason Preston has been chosen and not Aberdeen, is because the proprietor doesn’t give 2 licks about the environmental impact on his surroundings. Ever seen the stretch of stream that runs through his property??? Disgusting. He could make just as much money putting the plant elsewhere where it would be less destructive, and the necessary evil of burning tires could be done.

Regarding feedlots….I eat steak.
I think it would be very fair, though, to ask that anyone who is planning on building or extending a CAFO must do so in a very responsible manner. Is that too much to ask? I must say that no major feedlot is truly a family operation. It’s corporate, but we still need to eat our steak. Why are we suddenly labeled as “farmer haters” when we ask that these are not built right on, or within flooding distance, of a body of water? A local farmer can make a living, but a corporation that builds a CAFO will make millions. Why not move to a more responsible location?

This is a great conversation, and I in no way intend to offend. Just my $.03 I guess.