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AmarilloJim	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.
Basspro69	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.
Pinetree	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.
Mocha	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	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	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)
Mocha	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	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.
bwcahuggy	09/26/2016 09:11PM   I wanted to ask why would they close the season so early?
Savage Voyageur	09/26/2016 09:33PM   Email sent to you.
shock	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.
Pinetree	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	09/26/2016 08:02PM   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!
walleye_hunter	09/26/2016 08:45PM   Lake trout season closes the end of September.
bwcahuggy	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 :-).
shock	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	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.
bwcahuggy	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.
bwcahuggy	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.
Pinetree	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.