NWBuck
PMA Member
I too would disagree with the idea that slot limits haven't helped Minnesota lakes. Limb mentioned Leech, and I can also personally speak for Winnie and Rainy. Absolutely AMAZING fisheries, and every local/guide/resort owner we visited with gave credit, at least in part, to the protected slot. I have never fished another lake where you can catch a dozen or more 20-25 inch fish a day and still have no trouble coming up with a limit between 16 and 17 inches. I'm not sure about the rest of the state, but here in NW Iowa a more conservative slot (17-22) has recently been imposed on some area lakes and we can already see a significant improvement in the quality of fish we boat. Yes, we have lakes that are only a short distance apart with different regulations, but it really isn't a big deal to take a few minutes to learn the specific regulations of a body of water you plan to fish. There's a reason we all head north when we really want to get into some good fishing
NWBuck
NWBuck