Diamond lake

[32 degrees]

A good example of the problem the DNR has would be Wagonga. 5 years ago I would have paid anybody $1,000 to catch a limit of walleyes out there. All of a sudden last year it was relatively easy to do. These "boom or bust" cycles are now common-place throughout Minnesota. These cycles can be caused by natural reproduction, stocking or fishing pressure. The fishing pressure is the factor I feel we can regulate. If the limit on Wagonga was 2 fish per day do you think the quality fishing would last for years instead of months? Thats just one expample. I realize it depends on the lake. What if Diamond had a 3 fish limit with one over 28" nad the rest under 20". Would the lake be less cyclic and more consistant from year to year? I would believe so. But how do we regulate the guys who go out in the morning and keep 3, then go out at night and keep 3, and so on and so forth? Would the change in the limit make a difference? I hate to think of our lakes as stock ponds but thats what its getting to. If the population gets fished out, the DNR stocks some more walleyes. How can they be satisfied with that? Maybe I dont have a clue.... Lets hear what you guys think.

[goose89]

32, i agree with you. i don't have the magic answer to the problem, but your mention of the guys that come in twice a day for their limit is exactly why i get excited when i read about detailed hot fishing reports on a lake. these idiots have it easier than they did in the past. i don't want to make it any easier for them. if someone is a true fisherman out there for the right reasons (not keeping more than the possession limits), i'm not afraid of sharing info. but you don't know who all reads these threads. it doesn't take make of them to deplete the population of a "wagonga" or any other small lake out there. it's easy enough for them without mass media. my thoughts. please keep this thread going guys. i've enjoyed hearing all the views and opinions.
later,

goose

[Guest]

My grandparents had a cabin for years along the southwest corner of diamond when I was a kid. #1. As far as Diamond being totally different and completely unique from other lakes- pfffff. That is ridiculous. #2. It is not harder to catch fish on Diamond than any other lake. #3. Are there still cows wallowing/defecating in the lake on the west side? Man was that unsettling. I used to get stuck in the floating islands of weeds near there and chiggers used to be a problem as well. I hope the cows are not allowed to pollute this little lake anymore, how disgusting. A sewer system along the lake would be nice too.