It's a shame the DNR and tribal DNR can't recognize the true number of walleye in the lake. DNR News Release March 12, 2019 Walleye harvest will be allowed in May on Mille Lacs Lake Mille Lacs regulations for walleye and other species announced Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep walleye during [...]
The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Appeldoorn’s Sunset Bay Resort, 45401 Mille Lacs Parkway in Isle. The agenda will cover open water fishing regulations and discussion around lake management planning. Members of the public may attend and observe these meetings, and 15 minutes at [...]
Outdoor News February 14, 2019, Minnesota DNR Reports Anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will have an opportunity to keep some walleye during the open-water fishing season this year, the Minnesota DNR said in a news release Thursday, Feb. 14. This follows several seasons of catch-and-release fishing on the lake. But last year, state anglers stayed well [...]
In my Jan. 25 Outdoor News column, I reminded readers how, in August 2015, tribal gill-netters intentionally violated state law by setting a 200-foot gill net in Gull Lake, with encouragement from tribal attorneys and politicos. The intent: get charged, appeal based on “treaty rights,” and ascend the court ladder. After Crow Wing County court personnel misinformed me [...]
In his January 25 Outdoor News column, Joe Fellegy reported on what appeared to be the end of an illegal gillnetting saga by Chippewa tribal band members. recall that tribal members purposely violated state law in August of 2015 by setting a 200-foot gill net in Gull Lake. Their intent, based on their actions and statements [...]
In the January 25 issue of Outdoor News, Joe Fellegy’s commentary asks, “How will new state leaders handle outdoor issues?” He includes Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen as well as Attorney General Keith Ellison and other state officials working in natural resources management. Fellegy rejects “premature judgments” preferring to [...]
Now that Gov. Mark Dayton, DNR Tom Landwehr and former DNR Fisheries Chief Don Pereira are out of the picture, let’s hope that Gov. Tim Walz and new DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen will fix the political co-management mess on Lake Mille Lacs. They need to figure out a new and better way to manage the lake. [...]
PERM has had a good year, as a voice for citizens, staying on top of the issues. And now gearing up for 2019. Check issues and projects below. Will you donate to help launch a full-bore 2019? ‘Co-Managing’ Mille Lacs When Gov. Dayton took office in 2012, the Mille Lacs walleye limit was four. [...]
1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit UPDATEGULL LAKE SENTENCING JUST THE BEGINNING?By Tim Spielman Outdoor News, November 8, 2018 [Reprinted from Outdoor News]It's been just over three years since four people were cited for testing the bounds of Indian treaty rights in Minnesota--in this case the illegal setting of gill nets in Gull Lake near [...]
MLFAC - UPDATE Good news for Mille Lacs? By Javier Serna Outdoor News, Vol. 51, No. 45 Assistant Editor Javier Mille Lacs committee gets some good news reported on the latest Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meeting held on October 5th. MLFAC focused on recent DNR assessments and the possibility of open water harvests [...]