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Hermy Wormy

By Hermy Wormy
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Hermy Wormy Apprentice

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Okay, so I have a MN license. Can I fish from shore on the WI side of the Croix?

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I dont think so, If you fish on shore or transport fish in Wisconsin you would be considerd fishing in Wisconsin. Same goes for Minnesota shore fishing if your from Wisconsin. That would be my logic I could be wrong. I hope I'm not because I'm only allowed one wrong a year grin

Another question I also wonderd about if one fishes a body of water that has legal fishing after the season is over for the rest of the state and you get pulled over and checked and you are say 30 miles from that body of water how do you prove the fish was not taken from a local lake. Or is your word good enough.

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You know curt i wonder on that last part too... especially when I'm hunting pheasants in Nebraska and I'm truckin thru MN with a buncha dead birds in the back. Especially if I stopped to hunt some more on the way home

And I agree about the shore fishing thing - on the water you're fine with a MN license, but if you are physically on WI ground you better have a WI license

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Just stand in the water. cool

Kidding aside, I've wondered that same thing for a while. I called and didn't get a clear answer from the WiDNR. Anyone else have any luck finding this out?

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MN anglers are allowed to shore fish on the WI side, and vice versa. Check page 42 of the rules and regulations.

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Thanks JB, I would suggest to have a clear story on hand in case you are checked while traveling through Wisconsin. Do the rules state anything on transporting the fish if in Wisconsin. These rules might be a little murky and up to the CO for determanation.

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Hermy! Negatotry on that one Good Buddy! You can fish the river with a Minnesota License or you can fish the river with a Wisconsin License. or I suppose you could fish it with licenses from both states if you are in doubt and want to satisfy the CO from either state. But if you are on the Wisconsin shore you need a Wisconsin License.

Because the St. Croix is a border water and because Wisconsin permits fisherman to use two lines, Minnesota Fisherman may use two lines while fishing the St. Croix.

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Now I could be wrong so I would call and check but I disagree. I think you can fish on the Wisconsin side with a Minnesota license. In college we fished the Mississippi near La Crosse, which is a border water. We got checked by the CO's all the time and we all had WI licenses but fished on the Minnesota side. I dont think it would be any different on the St. Croix would it? I could be wrong but thats what I think.

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This is the exact quote from page 42 in the rules and regulations..."anglers may launch and fish from either shore and may transport their catch by the most direct route to the state in which they are licensed".

My favorite shorefishing spot on the croix is on the WI side. I think it'd be pretty silly to allow Minnesotans to launch their boats in WI, but not let them fish from the shore.

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Take a copy of the regs with you when you go. I would assume that all the CO's know the rules, maybe the sherrifs don't or something. I don't assume anymore, just take the regs with you. But you are legal to do so.

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This is the exact quote from page 42 in the rules and regulations..."anglers may launch and fish from either shore and may transport their catch by the most direct route to the state in which they are licensed".

My favorite shorefishing spot on the croix is on the WI side. I think it'd be pretty silly to allow Minnesotans to launch their boats in WI, but not let them fish from the shore.

Second that...I've been checked by WI CO and Sheriff with a Minnesota license on the Croix. It's considered border water so you can use your Minnesota License.

There is a part in Hudson that connects to the Saint Croix that everone assumes is the Saint Croix but it's actually a lake in WI that you CANNOT fish without a WI License. I was pointed that out by a very nice WI CO.

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I'll add thirds - if you are a MN res with a MN license, you can fish from shore on both sides of the river. I grew up in Ortonville and the regs regarding this issue are the same for SD border waters as they are on the Croix.

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Actually I am a WI res. with a MN license. I am just going to buy the WI license anyway. I'll be making a trip out there in July so I'll need it anyway.

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Hermy,

To fish the St. Croix you must be licensed in the state you reside. WI residents must have a WI license and MN residents vice versa, so it's good you'll be getting a WI license.

Good luck and hammer them! Turk

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Another question I also wonderd about if one fishes a body of water that has legal fishing after the season is over for the rest of the state and you get pulled over and checked and you are say 30 miles from that body of water how do you prove the fish was not taken from a local lake. Or is your word good enough.

you have to transport your fish to your home by the most direct and feasable route.

yes, 4th or 5'thed? any resident of the state they reside holding a license from their state of residence can fish either shore or on the water.

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Hey turk,

When I click on your link in the tag it brings me to a different place?

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