) 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: MB | 22: BI | 21: RH-DF | 18: MC-DF | 17: WI-SB-WC | 16: RH-CI-RH | 14: BI-MB | 13: RH | 12: MC-TH | 11: WC-HC-WC | 09: MC-RH | 05: MI-MB-RH | 02: MC-CH | 01: BI-RH | 79: 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!!Ingo wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:55 am I noticed in the Superintendent's Compendium (can't believe johnhens hasn't posted it yet
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