Regulation Question

[Chill62]

I was fishing a small lake yesterday. Group of us set up the portable and set out some tip up lines. This is one of those lakes that the fish usually don't come through the house till dark so I decided to tip up fish instead of using lines in the house. We had two people come out onto the lake at 4 pm and set up right next to our tip ups. Asked them what the heck they are doing and we were told it's a small lake and when you have 20 tip ups out it's hard not to be near your lines. The guy needs to learn to count we had 4 tip ups out and he was 30 feet from our tip ups. I was very angry because the two he went between and when I mean between our walking path went through his fish house were our most active lines all day. Granted we still had 3 flags after they set up but still you have a whole lake and they set up 30 feet from your line.

How close can you set up to another fish house? Or is it because it's a tip up it don't matter? Sorry for the rant but we were trying to have some fun and during prime time 3-5 pm they set up their house.

Thanks

[centralmnguy]

10Ft in MN

[EYES101]

-No person may erect a shelter within 10 feet of an existing shelter.

The regs do not state anything about setting up by or between your line. Fishing etiquette would say to at least sit out of the way of your lines but I'm also not familiar with the spot. Sometimes the spot where the fish are isn't much bigger then 100 feet by 100 feet in that case it might be best to tighten up your fishing method to allow others to fish. That is the problem with public fishing. I have had people park fish houses right in front of mine so that I couldn't even hook it up to my truck, I had to turn my house 90 degrees just to be able to move it. They were the "legal" distance away but common sense didn't fall into place, at least park to the side and allow access to my house.

[Chill62]

I thought I saw a regulation stating 75' and your lines need to be within 200 feet. The spot they had been fishing was 200 yards east of me so I stayed away from them but I see they had to set up next to us. Just gets me mad.

[centralmnguy]

Cut & pasted from MN DNR handbook download page 72-73

•Ice anglers must remain within sight of their lines or within 200 feet of their tip-up.

•No person may erect a shelter within 10 feet of an existing shelter.

[Chill62]

I had my lines within 200 feet and three of the four were visable from my door covering a break and it's right where they decided to set up. I guess next time I know I can drill my holes 11 feet from their house.

[centralmnguy]

I personally think 10 feet is way to close & always have guys pushing the boundaries. I have on the sides of my fish house in half inch letters "IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU'RE FISHING TOO CLOSE" but that still doesn't stop them from setting up right on top of me! Not much you can do besides make as much noise as possible & drill as many holes as you can around them until they finally get [PoorWordUsage] off & leave!