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bwcahuggy
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09/26/2016 08:02PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Coming up in a couple weeks to fish Clearwater for Lakers. I normally use Powerpro with a fluorocarbon leader for smallies. Looking for advice on what to use for lakers. Should I go with just Powerpro line without a leader or will that be too visible to the fish?

Thanks in advance!
 
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walleye_hunter
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09/26/2016 08:45PM  
Lake trout season closes the end of September.
 
bwcahuggy
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09/26/2016 08:55PM  
quote walleye_hunter: "Lake trout season closes the end of September."


Boy do I feel stupid; I should have researched the regulations prior to making reservations; thanks for the info. Looks like we'll be focusing on smallmouth, which is ok with me :-).
 
bwcahuggy
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09/26/2016 09:11PM  
I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early?
 
Savage Voyageur
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09/26/2016 09:33PM  
Email sent to you.
 
09/27/2016 12:14AM  
quote bwcahuggy: "I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early? "
lakers are a great fishing resource and fragile. very few lake trout lakes are south of the BW and they(mn dnr) just want to protect them, the limit use to be 3 and was changed to 2 about 10+ years ago ? once again to protect them.
 
09/27/2016 12:14AM  
quote bwcahuggy: "I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early? "
lakers are a great fishing resource and fragile. very few lake trout lakes are south of the BW and they(mn dnr) just want to protect them, the limit use to be 3 and was changed to 2 about 10+ years ago ? once again to protect them.
 
walleye_hunter
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09/27/2016 05:45AM  
quote bwcahuggy: "I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early? "

The season closes to protect them while they spawn.
 
09/27/2016 09:15AM  
quote walleye_hunter: "
quote bwcahuggy: "I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early? "

The season closes to protect them while they spawn."


Yes and actually around October 10th the DNR will be collecting eggs on Mountain lake this year.
 
bwcahuggy
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09/27/2016 12:10PM  
quote Pinetree: "
quote walleye_hunter: "
quote bwcahuggy: "I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early? "

The season closes to protect them while they spawn."



Yes and actually around October 10th the DNR will be collecting eggs on Mountain lake this year."


Didn't realize that Lakers spawn in the fall; thought all fish did that in the spring. I have no prob fishing for smallies instead; we release everything we catch anyway.
 
Basspro69
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09/27/2016 09:47PM  
quote bwcahuggy: "
quote walleye_hunter: "Lake trout season closes the end of September."



Boy do I feel stupid; I should have researched the regulations prior to making reservations; thanks for the info. Looks like we'll be focusing on smallmouth, which is ok with me :-)."
You can fish Rainbows Brook Trout and Brown Trout all through October, so that might be an option in addition to Smallies.
 
09/27/2016 10:25PM  
quote Basspro69: "
quote bwcahuggy: "
quote walleye_hunter: "Lake trout season closes the end of September."




Boy do I feel stupid; I should have researched the regulations prior to making reservations; thanks for the info. Looks like we'll be focusing on smallmouth, which is ok with me :-)."
You can fish Rainbows Brook Trout and Brown Trout all through October, so that might be an option in addition to Smallies."


Not in streams which closes Sept. 30th. Stream trout lakes you can still fish them as I am sure is what you meant.
 
09/28/2016 07:54AM  
i believe smallmouth bass is also closed, or is catch and release only, on inland water lakes beginning sept 11. bass is open on mn/canada border lakes until 2/26/17.
 
eOar
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09/28/2016 08:46AM  
From the regs...

SMALLMOUTH BASS - Northeast* May 14, 2016 - Feb. 26, 2017 6 total combined largemouth bass with smallmouth bass.

*Northeast is defined as north
and east of U.S. Hwy 53 from
Duluth to International Falls
and Pelican and Ash lakes in
St. Louis County
 
bwcahuggy
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09/28/2016 08:54AM  
quote eOar: "From the regs...


SMALLMOUTH BASS - Northeast* May 14, 2016 - Feb. 26, 2017 6 total combined largemouth bass with smallmouth bass.


*Northeast is defined as north
and east of U.S. Hwy 53 from
Duluth to International Falls
and Pelican and Ash lakes in
St. Louis County
"


Saw that; we're good to go. Like i said in an earlier post, we release everything anyway. Looking forward to catching some smallies like this!
 
crdroste
  
09/28/2016 02:22PM  
quote eOar: "From the regs...


SMALLMOUTH BASS - Northeast* May 14, 2016 - Feb. 26, 2017 6 total combined largemouth bass with smallmouth bass.


*Northeast is defined as north
and east of U.S. Hwy 53 from
Duluth to International Falls
and Pelican and Ash lakes in
St. Louis County
"


While not wrong, That may be misleading in that you would assume you can keep smallies until 2-27-2017, so ill just add this from further down in the regs so people that don't carry around a regulations book know they can no longer keep small mouth.

09/12/16 - 02/26/17 Smallmouth Bass - 2016 Catch and Release season only (statewide)
 
09/28/2016 05:11PM  
Canada/MN border waters

border waters are different than inland lakes. if you open this link and scroll down to smallmouth/largemouth bass it appears you can have 6 in your possession. perhaps i'm not seeing the catch and release part in this border waters rules section? and if crdroste regulation quote is also correct then there is some confusion at the DNR... oh my!
 
crdroste
  
09/28/2016 09:36PM  
quote Mocha: " Canada/MN border waters


border waters are different than inland lakes. if you open this link and scroll down to smallmouth/largemouth bass it appears you can have 6 in your possession. perhaps i'm not seeing the catch and release part in this border waters rules section? and if crdroste regulation quote is also correct then there is some confusion at the DNR... oh my!"


Ahh, yeah I see that now,
Thats the link http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/seasons.html
Thats where I pulled my information, but in the regulations book I have it does appear they define the Northeast as Open, the term "statewide" from the link i posted is not the word they should use, and it does appear to be open until 2-27-2016
There are too many regulations in this state.
 
Basspro69
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09/28/2016 09:56PM  
quote bwcahuggy: "
quote eOar: "From the regs...



SMALLMOUTH BASS - Northeast* May 14, 2016 - Feb. 26, 2017 6 total combined largemouth bass with smallmouth bass.



*Northeast is defined as north
and east of U.S. Hwy 53 from
Duluth to International Falls
and Pelican and Ash lakes in
St. Louis County
"



Saw that; we're good to go. Like i said in an earlier post, we release everything anyway. Looking forward to catching some smallies like this! "
Very nice smallie.
 
10/03/2016 07:37AM  
I really like the Fire line 10lb tracer line. Helps with calculating line out during trolling and while vertical jigging. You can add a fluorocarbon leader if you desire.
 
bwcahuggy
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10/10/2016 12:35PM  
Heading home today, and of course it's mid 60s and warm . We got to Clearwater on Friday and it was 44 degrees. Saturday was windy, rainy and cold. Sunday they had their first frost. Cold fronts suck! 1 fish was all that we caught in 2 days. Beautiful Lake and love the experience at Clearwater Historic Lodge. Will be back in June and hope to fish Caribou and West Pike. Love the Gunflint trail area.
Time to get the bow out and practice for deer season.
 
10/10/2016 10:48PM  
quote bwcahuggy: "Heading home today, and of course it's mid 60s and warm . We got to Clearwater on Friday and it was 44 degrees. Saturday was windy, rainy and cold. Sunday they had their first frost. Cold fronts suck! 1 fish was all that we caught in 2 days. Beautiful Lake and love the experience at Clearwater Historic Lodge. Will be back in June and hope to fish Caribou and West Pike. Love the Gunflint trail area.
Time to get the bow out and practice for deer season. "


Clearwater in open water is a tough lake for me to catch fish. That said it is one of my favorite to canoe-I love that lake.
 
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