Reg changes for bluegills?

[mpt]

My bud's been going to Rice Lake and connecting lakes for 20 some odd years. He said they changed the regs from unlimited (I think) to 300 per person but only a few can be over 7 inches. It doesn't sound right and I thought someone here would know for sure. He says he's not going now.

[skeeter]

here it is from the 2010 regs

 

zone 17---sunfish, open all year, S300,only 30 may be greater then 18cm (7.1in)

c-15 fish

[cram]

So between 2 people you can bring home 600 fish, including 60 over 7 inches. Doesn't seem so bad to me.

[MuskyGreenHorn]

Yeah its a pretty good deal.

[bucktail]

Cleaning 300 fish is my version of hell!

[Ron]

My bud's been going to Rice Lake and connecting lakes for 20 some odd years. He said they changed the regs from unlimited (I think) to 300 per person but only a few can be over 7 inches. It doesn't sound right and I thought someone here would know for sure. He says he's not going now.

 

 

Yup this is true. The new regs also include a harvestable slot on Walleye, extended seasons on Bass and Muskie, along with a minimum size increase to 44 inches. A limit on Perch as well (50). 30 Crappie and your right, a limit of 300 per person with only 30 over 7 inches on Sunfish.

 

Too bad he isn't coming back with the new regs, he is going to miss out on some excellent fishing.

 

Tell your buddy he can read up on the regs here:Zone 17 regulations (save as PDF)

 

Cheers, Ron...

[bigfish1965]

He's not going cause he can only keep 300 fish??

[mpt]

I think his point is he was able to keep 300 fish before and they were most bigger than 7". Not sure but he could be culling bigger fish for smaller. Also do the 7"+ fish need to remain intact or all fish to guaranty the length. I've never heard of this kind of reg before so it's not that he's a slob and wants more fish I'm just trying to cover all bases. To bring back any fish to the US it needed a skin sample left on. With this length reg I would think you need to leave the head on. Is this correct. The regs are very long and confusing and I didn't see this anywhere.

[mpt]

Any thoughts on proving length to cross the border?

[cram]

All you're going to get here is someone's opinion. Ask the MNR - they're the ones who actually govern this.

[MuskyGreenHorn]

Thats acrually a good question, the forst one really about this whole new reg deal in zone17. Like cram said, try and talk to someone from the MNR. Let us know what they say.

Edited February 26, 2010 by MuskyGreenHorn