) that the legal limit for Northerns on Inland Lakes is now a maximum of 30" with no minimum size. I don't if this is new for this year, or earlier, but it used to be a minimum of 24". The rationale is interesting: basically folks trying to catch a legal dinner with multiple catch and releases of small ones did more harm than good. Makes sense knowing northern's propensity for swallowing things whole. I will admit to eating a somewhat small northern in the past when it could not be expected to survive a release. Michigan regs still apply to Superior waters, I presume.Northern Pike Legal Limit 30" Max
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Northern Pike Legal Limit 30" Max
I noticed in the Superintendent's Compendium (can't believe johnhens hasn't posted it yet ) that the legal limit for Northerns on Inland Lakes is now a maximum of 30" with no minimum size. I don't if this is new for this year, or earlier, but it used to be a minimum of 24". The rationale is interesting: basically folks trying to catch a legal dinner with multiple catch and releases of small ones did more harm than good. Makes sense knowing northern's propensity for swallowing things whole. I will admit to eating a somewhat small northern in the past when it could not be expected to survive a release. Michigan regs still apply to Superior waters, I presume.
) that the legal limit for Northerns on Inland Lakes is now a maximum of 30" with no minimum size. I don't if this is new for this year, or earlier, but it used to be a minimum of 24". The rationale is interesting: basically folks trying to catch a legal dinner with multiple catch and releases of small ones did more harm than good. Makes sense knowing northern's propensity for swallowing things whole. I will admit to eating a somewhat small northern in the past when it could not be expected to survive a release. Michigan regs still apply to Superior waters, I presume.24: MI-MB-MI, 22: BI-PC-BI-RH, 21: RH-ML-DF-MB-DF, 18: MC-PC-BI-DB-RH-DF, 17: WI-IM-SB-FL-WC, 16: RH-TM-CI-TI-RH, 14: BI-ML-CI-CH-MB, 13: RH-PI, 12: MC-CB-HL-TH, 11: WC-HC-WC, 09: MC-BI-DN-RH, 05: MI-CI-MB-DF-RH-TM-RH, 02: MC-LR-WL-CH, 01: BI-DB-RH, 79: worked RH
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Re: Northern Pike Legal Limit 30" Max
I thought with your new "leisure" time, you would be all over this (and I had not read through the regs, so thanks!!
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