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Loon Lake Fishing Reports - (by lake crystal)


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Has anybody heard about the guys that got caught spearing walleyes on loon lake. Just looking for any details.

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Didnt hear anything about it! Seems pretty hard to do when the water is as dirty as it is, unless the fish were on the surface?

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If its anything more than rumor its certain to be in the C.O. reports at the DNR website or in the Outdoor News or Outdoors Weekly.

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I heard they were in the NE bay called piersons bay. A close by homeowner heard a chainsaw late night and went to check it out. He asked them what they were doing and they said spearing carp. He said [PoorWordUsage] opened there cooler and it was chuck full of eyes! Then he pulled the keys on there snomobile and called the police. Also heard the were well known locals. Hope they throw the whole book at them.

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Well, they were busted. Believe it or not the DNR was too busy to respond but the local Sheriff's Office did and they were cited. His excuse was "they are going to die this year anyway, so whats the big deal". I know the deputy threw the book at him but I'm sure it will be a slap on the wrist in court as is normal in most cases.

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That's crazy...Do these cases eventually get turned over to a DNR officer? Just wondering if a loss in fishing/hunting priveledges or gear used while doing this would become an issue?

How is the O2 out on Loon anyway?

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Zepman, the O2 level is very low on Crystal and Loon. Yes the case is turned over to the CO's with the decision to pull priveledges for a year. I dont believe the spear used was confiscated in this case.

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The case would have been turned over to the DNR immediately. The Sheriff probably just held the guy until a CO got there. A sheriff can't give out a citation for stuff like this. Just like a CO cant enforce city ordinances.

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I was out to the lake yesterday and seen where all this went on. They did it in two different places where tile were running into the lake. The DNR should make them go back and pick up the 600 to 1000 spearded carp that are laying on the ice.

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The case was turned over to the CO's, the spears were confiscated and Cribageboy- I am a deputy sheriff and have personally issued many citations for game and fish infractions such as this one- it is all state law and any law enforcement officer can write them but we always turn stuff over to the CO's in these cases when possible.

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Well, I guess it's a good thing that at least we know some walleyes are still swimming out there. Hope this thaw helps out on any lakes that really needed a kick in th O2 levels.

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I wonder if this will make the cuffs and collars section in the outdoor news?

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It appears that it did make Outdoor News. The writeup is kinda vague and the lake isn't named. It's in the Mankato district.

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I haven't heard any names myself. Another poster must know who it is, as they stated that 'they' are familiar to the law.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Believe it or not the DNR was too busy to respond but the local Sheriff's Office did and they were cited.

How much longer will we as sportsmen stand for this?

We need to find ways to get more CO's out in the field!!

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