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Brooklyn Park Lions Club has a Smelt fry every year. I think this year their going to try a Drive through? We used to stop at Jack and Jim's on the way home from up north for their Sunday buffets!

I may need to take a road trip or 2.

5 gallon bucket is 12" in diameter. According to the graphic above, about 25% of 12" fish are kept. Minimum size allowed kept in my boat is 13" and if fishing is good the 13's go back. Can't imagine keeping 10" or less, but it is legal. Great to see open water! Thanks for the pics John.

April 30th in Long Prairie, Thunder Lodge

Jack and Jim’s has one of the best around

Awe man, I sure could go for a good old fashion legion smelt fry again.

They used to be about 5 inches some bigger. But they were thick in slim creek you could grab them with your hands

It would be interesting to try there. I wonder what the size difference may be between there and Superiors smelt?

It’s going on slim creek on burntside

Gimruis; Obviously you have never fished on Lake of the Woods. If a walleye stretch's across the top of a 5 gallon pail, he goes in. Jim

These are outstanding pictures John, thanks!

Whats your guess?

West end of frazer and smartz bays look to be ice free,

Raven- we did the same on the east end. Going to be a phenomenal year up there. Found results of the 2014 creel survey again to back up my claims of people keeping 10-12” fish and this is a screenshot from it. People even keep a small sliver of 9 inchers! It’s not a shock though if you’ve spent much time in the community deep holes on opener. If people want to clean one that small I guess they can go for it, just not my cup of tea.

I had 3 inches yesterday about noon. My informant up north of deer river said the creeks and ditches are full of water.

they have risen a huge amount already around here...

As of this morning I had 2 inches in the gauge watch for rising water in streams and rivers.

We caught and released dozens of 10-13" walleyes on the west end last Sep/Oct. Bodes well for this season as many of them will be keepers in 2021. Cool to see the article in the Timberjay reinforces our observation. Can't wait for opener!

People keep 10 inch walleyes? Please be kidding.

Historic numbers of fish in the lake right now. Should be tons of pressure this year. There is also a creel survey this summer according to dnr management plan. Results of that should be interesting

May be try one with tracks and a motor-DH'a

I've found most cats to just be lazy....

All those little perch should be easy...

It's ok the owners got a cat!