The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee (MLFAC) held a meeting at McQuoids Inn and Event Center in Isle on Nov. 3.
Fisheries supervisor in the Garrison office Tom Heinrich kicked off the meeting with a presentation that started out highlighting the creel survey and showed the history of the walleye quotas dating back to 1997. Heinrich noted that up until 2012, “Relative to what we have now, we had some fairly liberal regulations.”
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D2:5 E96C6 H2D 2 D6C:6D @7 H62< J62C 4=2DD6D DE2CE:?8 :? a__h 2?5 4@?E:?F65 E9C@F89 a_`a[ 2?5[ “pD 2 C6DF=E @7 E92E[ E96 E@E2= D276 92CG6DE =6G6=D H6?E 5@H?] p?5 H6’G6 366? H@C<:?8 F?56C D@>6 72:C=J C6DEC:4E:G6 C68F=2E:@?D D:?46 E96?]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmw6 E96? D9@H65 E96 H2==6J6 92CG6DE 2=D@ 52E:?8 324< E@ `hhf 2?5 ?@E65[ “%96 =2DE 7@FC J62CD 92G6 366? D@>6H92E DE23=6] x? a_`h H6 H6?E @G6C E96 2==@42E:@? 3J 2 76H E9@FD2?5 A@F?5D[ 3FE D:?46 E96? H6’G6 366? F?56C E96 2==@42E:@?] p?5 E9:D J62C H6’C6 F?56C E96 2==@42E:@? 3J BF:E6 2 3:E]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D2:5 E96 >2:? C62D@? 7@C 36:?8 D@ 72C F?56C E96 2==@42E:@? H2D “D:>A=J[ E96 7:D9 H6C6?’E 3:E:?8 E92E H6== E9:D J62C[ 2?5 :E 46CE2:?=J =@@<D =:<6 H6 92G6 2? 2H7F= =@E @7 A6C49 @FE E96C6 C:89E ?@H[ 2?5 E92E A2CE’D 2 8@@5 E9:?8]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm+63C2 >FDD6=D H6C6 E96 ?6IE E@A:4 2?5 w6:?C:49 6IA=2:?65 9@H 5:G6CD 4@==64E E96>] w6 D2:5[ “%96 >FDD6=D =:<6 E@ 4@=@?:K6 @? 2?J 92C5 DFC7246 E92E’D @FE E96C6[ :?4=F5:?8 ?2E:G6 A=2?ED]” w6 E96? D9@H65 E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 K63C2 >FDD6= 4@F?ED ?@E:?8 E96J H6C6 @C:8:?2==J 7@F?5 :? a__e :? =@H ?F>36CD] “p?5 E96? 6IA=@565 :? ?F>36CD :? a_`` 2?5 A62<65 :? a_`a[ 2?5 D:?46 E96? E96J’G6 366? 4@>:?8 5@H?]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm#:89E ?@H E96J 2C6 2E 23@FE @?6\E9:C5 E96:C AC6D6?46 4@>A2C65 E@ a_`a] w6:?C:49 D2:5[ “%9:D :D ?@E9:?8 F?FDF2=[ E96 EJA:42= A2EE6C? 7@C 2? :?G25:?8 DA64:6D :D E92E :E 3@F?46D 2C@F?5 2E 2 C62==J =@H =6G6=[ E96? 2== @7 2 DF556? E92E DA64:6D ;FDE 6IA=@56D :? 23F?52?46[ 2?5 E96J @G6CD9@@E E96:C 42CCJ:?8 42A24:EJ WE96 A@:?E H96C6 E96J CF? @FE @7 7@@5 3642FD6 E96C6 2C6 E@@ >2?JX 2?5 E96? E96J 4@>6 324< 5@H? 2?5 3@F?46 2C@F?5 2E 2 =@H6C =6G6= E96?]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm#:89E ?@H E96 K63C2 >FDD6= A@AF=2E:@? :D EC6?5:?8 7=2E[ ?@E E@ D2J :? E96 7FEFC6 E92E E92E H@?’E 492?86 :? 6:E96C 5:C64E:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmw6:?C:49 >@G65 @? E@ E96:C K@@A=2?<E@? DEF5J 56D4C:3:?8 E96J 92G6 ?:?6 DE2E:@?D 2C@F?5 E96 =2<6 DFCG6J:?8 7@C K@@A=2?<E@?] w6 ?@E65 E96C6 92D 366? “2 3:8 564=:?6 :? K@@A=2?<E@?[ H96? E96 DA:?J H2E6C 7=62D 42>6 :? a__h[ E96J C62==J 42FD65 2 =@E @7 AC@3=6>D] … (96? E96 K63C2 >FDD6=D 2?5 E96 DA:?J H2E6C 7=62D E@@< 9@=5[ E96 @G6C2== A=2?<E@? A@AF=2E:@? 4C2D965]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm|{upr 492:C s62? w2?D@? 2?5 @H?6C @7 p82E6 q2J #6D@CE @? E96 62DE D:56 2D<65 H92E J62C W286X H2==6J6 C6=J @? K@@A=2?<E@?] w6:?C:49 D2:5 E96 J@F?8 @7 E96 J62C W*~*X H2==6J6 2C6 AC@323=J 7665:?8 @? K@@A=2?<E@? F?E:= D@>6E:>6 :? yF?6[ 2?5 E96? E96J 8C25F2E6 E@ 62E:?8 A6C49] %96? 96 25565[ “!6C49 2C6 AC@323=J 62E:?8 K@@A=2?<E@? E96:C 7:CDE DF>>6C 2D H6==]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 E96? >@G65 @? E@ E96 7@C286 2DD6DD>6?E] %9:D :D 5@?6 H:E9 2 8:== ?6E E92E 92D 2 G6CJ 7:?6 >6D9] w6 ?@E65[ “%96 AC:>2CJ E2C86E @7 E9:D 2DD6DD>6?E :D E96 *~* A6C49 W=6DD E92? 7@FC :?496D =@?8X]” w6 2=D@ ?@E65 a_a_ H2D 2 8@@5 J62C 7@C A6C49 2D H6== 2D E9:D J62C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D2:5[ “%9:D :D E96 7@C286 E92E :D 2G2:=23=6 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 DF>>6C @7 E96 *~* A6C49[ 2?5 E92E :D 2 C62==J :>A@CE2?E 7@C286 :E6> 7@C H2==6J6D FA E@ 23@FE `c :?496D] ~?46 E96J 86E =2C86C E92? `c :?496D E96J H:== 368:? E@ 4@?DF>6 =2C86C A6C49 2?5 ?@E ;FDE *~*]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmu@C A6CDA64E:G6[ 2 EH@\J62C\@=5 A6C49 :D 2AAC@I:>2E6=J 6:89E :?496D =@?8] w6:?C:49 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E 76>2=6 A6C49 8C@H >F49 =2C86C 2?5 >F49 72DE6C E92? E96:C >2=6 4@F?E6CA2CED] #:89E ?@H E96 =2<6 92D 2 =@E @7 7:G6\ E@ ?:?6\:?49 A6C49 :? :E] w6 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E :? E96 =2DE 76H J62CD E96 92CG6DE @7 A6C49 92D 366? =6DD E92? d[___ A@F?5D[ H96C6 9:DE@C:42==J |:==6 {24D 92D 925 >F49 8C62E6C A6C49 92CG6DED]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D2:5 324< :? E96 g_D 2?5 62C=J h_D :E H2D 4@>>@? E@ 92G6 a__[___ A@F?5D @7 92CG6DE65 A6C49] p=D@ ?@E:?8 :? C646?E J62CD[ E96 92CG6DE H2D g_[___ A@F?5D :? a_`_[ 2?5 E96C6 H6C6 >@C6 `_\``\:?49 A6C49 E92E J62C 2D H6==] %96 AC:>2CJ 92CG6DE:?8 :D 5@?6 :? E96 H:?E6C D62D@?[ 2?5 96 D2:5 E96 H:?E6C @7 a_ab^ac 4@F=5 36 2 8@@5 @?6 7@C 5646?E D:K6 A6C49] w6:?C:49 E96? 4@?4=F565[ “%96 3@EE@> =:?6 :D x E9:?< H6 92G6 D@>6 8@@5 E9:?8D 92AA6?:?8 H:E9 E96 A6C49 A@AF=2E:@?]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 >@G65 @? E@ E96 @G6C2== H2==6J6 23F?52?46[ 2?5 D2:5 E96J’G6 366? A=24:?8 E96 :?D9@C6 ?6ED D:?46 `hgb 2?5 :?4@CA@C2E65 E96 @77D9@C6 ?6ED :? a__a ?@E:?8[ “t2C=J @? H6 925 D:8?:7:42?E=J 9:896C 42E49 C2E6D :? @FC @77D9@C6 ?6ED[ 3FE ?@H :? E96 >@DE C646?E J62CD E96C6 92G6 366? 9:896C 42E49 C2E6D :? @FC :?D9@C6 ?6ED]” w6 D2:5 96 4@F=5?’E 6IA=2:? E92E[ @E96C E92? E96C6 92D 366? 2 492?86]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm{2DE J62C H2D 2 =@H A@:?E 7@C H2==6J6D @? E96 8C2A9 E92E H2D D9@H? 2?5 DF>>65 FA E@ A@@C ?6EE:?8 4@?5:E:@?D] qFE E92E H2D ?@E E96 42D6 E9:D J62C[ 2D E96 ?F>36CD H6C6 “C:89E 324< FA E@ H96C6 H6 6IA64E65 E96> E@ 36[” w6:?C:49 D2:5]p BF6DE:@? H2D C2:D65 23@FE E96 H9:E6 3C2:565 ?J=@? ?6EE:?8 E92E :D FD65 @? |:==6 {24D 7@C E96 DEF5J[ 2?5 >@?@ ?6ED E92E 2C6 FD65 6=D6H96C6 2?5 E96 A@DD:3=6 5:776C6?46D :? E96 42E49 C2E6D] q6D:56D 7@C 4@?E:?F:EJ AFCA@D6D :? E96 52E2 @G6C E96 564256D[ w6:?C:49 C6DA@?565[ “x’G6 8@E 72:E9 E92E @FC ?6ED 2C6 D9@H:?8 H92E H6 ?665 E96> E@ D9@H]” w6 2=D@ DE2E65 E92E 2 ?F>36C @7 A@AF=2E:@? DEF5:6D 92G6 366? 5@?6 @? E96 =2<6 W:? E96 A2DEX 2?5 E96J 92G6 4@CC6=2E65 H6== H:E9 E96 ?6EE:?8 DFCG6J] k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96 5:D4FDD:@? >@G65 @? E@ E96 D:K6 7C6BF6?4J E92E E96 DEF5J C6G62=65] w6:?C:49 D2:5 E96C6 H2D 2 =2C86 ?F>36C @7 D6G6?\:?49 H2==6J6D 42F89E 2?5 H6?E @? E@ D2J[ “pE E9:D A@:?E H6 5@?’E <?@H :7 E92E :D 8@:?8 E@ AC@5F46 2 D:8?:7:42?E J62C 4=2DD[ 3FE A6CD@?2==J x E9:?< E96C6 :D D@>6 AC@>:D6 E96C6]” %96 C62D@? 7@C E92E :D E92E E96C6 H6C6 2=D@ 2 =@E @7 E9@D6 D:K6 7:D9 E92E D9@H65 FA :? E96 6=64EC@7:D9:?8 2D H6==[ 2?5 E96C6 :D 2 8@@5 7@C286 32D6 @FE E96C6 C:89E ?@H E92E D9@F=5 4FE 5@H? @? AC652E:@? @7 E96 D>2==6C H2==6J6D] “$@ E96C6’D D@>6 9@A6 E92E E96D6 8FJD 2C6 8@:?8 E@ AC@5F46 2 AC6EEJ 5646?E J62C 4=2DD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96C6 2C6 D@>6 FA 2?5 4@>:?8 4=2DD6D @7 @?6 2?5 EH@\J62C\@=5 7:D9 :? E96 =2<6 C:89E ?@H] qFE w6:?C:49 D2:5 E96 AC:>2CJ DEC@?8 J62C 4=2DD6D @FE E96C6 C:89E ?@H 2C6 E96 7:G6\ 2?5 ?:?6\J62C\@=5 7:D9 Wa_`b 2?5 a_`f J62C 4=2DD6DX] %96 8C2A9 w6:?C:49 5:DA=2J65 D9@H65 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 @G6C=2A :? D:K6 36EH66? E96 EH@\J62C 4=2DD6D[ E96 7:G6\J62C\@=5 7:D9 H6C6 2?JH96C6 7C@> `e\aa :?496D 2?5 E96 ?:?6\J62C\@=5 7:D9 H6C6 2?JH96C6 7C@> `f\ac :?496D =@?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 DFC>:D65 E92E E92E :D ?@E F?FDF2=] “(92E H6 7@F?5 :D E92E E96 a_`b J62C 4=2DD ;FDE 5@6D?’E 8C@H G6CJ =@?8[ H96? J@F 86E 2 C62==J 3:8 J62C 4=2DD :E 42? :>A24E E96 8C@HE9]” qFE 96 E9@F89E E96 724E E92E E96C6 92D 366? 2 D9@CE286 @7 D>2== A6C49 7@C D@ =@?8 92D 567:?:E6=J :>A24E65 E92E A2CE:4F=2C J62C 4=2DD’D @G6C2== 8C@HE9 A@E6?E:2=] “%96C6 ;FDE 92D?’E 366? 6?@F89 6?6C8J :? E96 DJDE6> 7@C E96D6 8FJD E@ 8C@H[” 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw2?D@? 2D<65 D:?46 E96C6 :D 2 =2C86 A@AF=2E:@? @7 A6C49 :? E96 DJDE6> ?@H[ 9@H 72DE H:== E96 a_`b 4=2DD 8C@H ?@Hn w6:?C:49 C6A=:65[ “xE’D ?@E =:<6 E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ 42E49 FA E@ H96C6 E96J H@F=5 92G6 366?[ E@ 86E 2 7:D9 E@ 8C@H E@ ad :?496D :D 2? 244F>F=2E:@? @7 2== E96 8C@HE9 E96J’G6 5@?6 FA E@ E92E A@:?E :? E:>6]” %96 4@?D6?DFD H2D E96? “w@H 72DE 2C6 E96J 8@:?8 E@ D9@@E E9C@F89 E96 a`\ab :?49 WH:?E6CX D=@En” w6:?C:49 D2:5[ “x 5@?’E E9:?< E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ D9@@E E9C@F89 :E[ E96J’== 36 :? :E]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 ?@E65 E96 a_`b 7:D9 E92E 2C6 4FCC6?E=J F?56C a_ :?496D 2C6 AC@323=J >2=6[ 2?5 E96 7:D9 @G6C a_ :?496D 2C6 76>2=6[ D@ E96 76>2=6D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 8C@H:?8 >@C6] “%96 >2=6D H:== 86E FA E@ a`[ >2J36 aa :?496D[ 3FE :E E2<6D E96> 2 =@?8 E:>6 E@ 86E E96C6[ E96J’C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ >28:42==J D9@@E FA E@ ad :?496D]” w6 E96? 25565[ “%96 a`\aa :?49 7:D9 2C6 E96 @?6D E92E 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 GF=?6C23=6 E9:D H:?E6C]”w6 D2:5 E96 H:?E6C H:== 36 E96 H:=5 42C5[ 3FE 96 H2D 8F6DD:?8 E96C6 H@F=5?’E 36 2 =@E @7 92CG6DE >2:?=J 5F6 E@ E96 9:89 7@C286 :? E96 =2<6 C:89E ?@H] v6?6C2==J DA62<:?8[ E96 DF>>6C 7:D9:?8 – 8@@5 @C 325 – :D 2 8@@5 32C@>6E6C 7@C E96 H:?E6C 7:D9:?8[ 3FE :E H:== 36 56A6?56?E @? E96 AC6DDFC6 2?5 H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?D 2D H6==[ :]6] D?@H72==[ D=FD9[ 6E4]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D9@H65 2 J62C 4=2DD 9:DE@CJ 8C2A9 E92E H6?E 324< E@ `hfe] xE 56>2C42E65 E96 DEC@?8 2?5 H62< J62C 4=2DD6D E9C@F89 E9@D6 J62CD] %96 DEC@?8 J62C 4=2DD6D E92E DE@@5 @FE H6C6 `hfh[ `hgg[ a__a[ a__g[ a_`b 2?5 a_`f] w6:?C:49 D2:5[ “x7 x 925 >J 5CFE96CD[ x’5 =:<6 E@ D66 ?@E9:?8 3FE >@56C2E6 J62C 4=2DD6D 7C@> 96C6 @? @FE[ 3642FD6 :E D66>D =:<6 DEC@?8 J62C 4=2DD6D 42FD6 AC@3=6>D H96? E96J 62E FA 2== E96 7@C286] %96? 2== @7 2 DF556? 42E49 C2E6D 8@ FA[ 2?5 H6 6?5 FA D9FEE:?8 E96 7:D96CJ 5@H?]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 6?565 @? 2 9:89 ?@E6 ?@E:?8 |:==6 {24D ?@H 92D EH@ DE2E6 C64@C5 >FD<:6D] %96 92CG6DE C64@C5 Wdf b^c :?496D =@?8 2?5 H6:8965 dd A@F?5D `b @F?46DX[ 2?5 E96 C6=62D6 C64@C5 Wdg `^c :?496D =@?8X] w6 A@:?E65 @FE E96 3:8 5:776C6?46D :? E96 8:CE9 @7 E96 92CG6DE65 7:D9 E92E H2D 42F89E =2DE }@G6>36C 2?5 H2D 7F== @7 56G6=@A:?8 688D 2?5 7@@5 W>@DE =:<6=J EF==:366DX 2?5 E96 C6=62D65 7:D9 E92E H2D 42F89E E9:D A2DE yF?6[ 2?5 H2D A@DE DA2H? 2?5 H2D 4@?D:56C23=J E9:??6C] w6 2=D@ D2:5 96 <?@HD A6@A=6 E9:?< 23@FE E96:C >FD<:6 >2?286>6?E 2 =@E W=@H 56?D:EJ[ EC@A9J A@AF=2E:@?X] “qFE H6 5@ 92G6 E96 C64@C5D[” 96 4@?4=F565 2?5 8@E 2 49F4<=6 7C@> E96 2F5:6?46]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp BF6DE:@? @7 7@C286 42>6 FA 2?5 w6:?C:49 ?@E65 E96J 5:5 5@ E96 7@C286 DEF5J E9:D J62C 2?5 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 3F>A6C 4C@A @7 A6C49 E96J 5:5 7:?5 2 =@E @7 *~* EF==:366D 2D H6==] “%96 =2DE E:>6 E96C6 H2D 2 3:8 92E49 @7 EF==:366D H2D a_`b 2?5 a_`c[ E96D6 7:D9 2C6 AFD9:?8 E96 `e\:?49 >2C< ?@H]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw6:?C:49 D2:5 E92E |:==6 {24D :D 2 >2C8:?2= EF==:366 =2<6 2D :E 5@6D?’E DEC2E:7J WxE’D ?@E 566A 6?@F89 E@ AC@5F46 2 E96C>@4=:?6 H96C6 E96C6 :D 4@=56C H2E6C 2?5 =:EE=6 E@ ?@ @IJ86? 36=@H :EX] w6 D2:5 EF==:366D 2C6 ?@E 2 H2C> H2E6C 7:D9] xE H2D ?@E65 E92E EF==:366 A@AF=2E:@?D 2C6 5C:G6? 3J =2C86 J62C 4=2DD6D[ “$@ E96C6 2C6 ?2EFC2==J 8@:?8 E@ 36 82AD :? 46CE2:? J62C 4=2DD6D]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp BF6DE:@? H2D C2:D65 2D E@ H92E E96 6DE:>2E65 E@E2= 92CG6DE H@F=5 36 E9:D J62C 2?5 w6:?C:49 C6A=:65 “p3@FE `e[___ A@F?5D]” %96 2==@H23=6 92CG6DE 7@C DE2E6 2?8=6CD H2D D6E 2E g_[b__ A@F?5D 62C=:6C E9:D J62C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$@>6 5:D4FDD:@? 23@FE H2E6C =6G6=D 6?DF65 H:E9 E96 :562 E92E E96 7:I65 96:89E 52> 2E E96 @FE=6E @7 E96 #F> #:G6C :D E@@ =@H[ 2?5 D9@F=5 36 C2:D65 23@FE `a :?496D] tC@D:@? H2D 5:D4FDD65 2D 2 A@DD:3=6 AC@3=6> H:E9 C2:D:?8 E96 52> 96:89E] %96 s}# DE277 D2:5 :E H2D?’E DFC6 H92E 8@G6C?65 E96 96:89E @7 E96 52>[ 3FE H@F=5 >2<6 2 ?@E6 @7 :E 2?5 ECJ E@ 86E 2? 2?DH6C 2D E@ H9J :E H2D D6E E@ H96C6 :E :D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.