Fishing Regs/Selective Harvest

Please review the following fishing regulation summary for our area of Lake of the Woods as well as any resort policy on selective harvest that will apply to species you may target.

Limits for Non-Resident SPORT Fishing Licenses

Walleye: 2 per day, 4 total possession (none between 17”-27.5”)
Northern: 4 per day, 4 total possession (None over 29.5”)
Crappie: 10 per day, 10 total possession
Perch: 15 per day, 15 total possession

Limits for Non-Resident CONSERVATION Licenses

Walleye: 2 per day, 2 total possession (none over 17”.)
Northern: 2 per day, 2 total possession (none over 29.5”)
Crappie: 5 per day, 5 total possession
Perch: 10 per day, 10 total possession

Please Note the Following

• WALLEYES:
  • The new 2024 regulations allow 1 fish over 27.5” on a sport fishing license. 
  • Resort policy will be no fish over 27.5”
  • If an over slot fish expires despite your best efforts made to release, the fish should be brought in and harvested if the angler purchased a sport fishing license.  Please notify the office when this occurs. 
  • By law, any slot fish that expires despite best attempts at release must be let go regardless.

• SMALLMOUTH BASS:
  • Resort Policy is Catch and Release Only
  • Any Smallies that expire after July 1 despite best efforts at release, should be harvested.  Please notify the office when this occurs.

• MUSKIES
  • Resort Policy is Catch and Release Only
  • Any muskie over 54” that expires, should be harvested, if and only if, the angler purchased a sport fishing license. 
  • By law, any legal length muskie that expires while fishing with a conversation license must be released regardless.
  • Muskie season CLOSED until the third Saturday in June each year.
  • This means these fish should be left undisturbed as much as poissible prioer to muskie opener and legally attempt to catch a muskie while “northern fishing” during the closed season.
  • Please limit out of water handling of all muskies.

The DAILY LIMIT is the number of fish you can keep in one day, including those consumed at shore lunch and other meals.  You absolutely cannot legally keep your limit of walleyes or any other species and then bring in full limit. If you keep/eat 2 walleyes per person for shorelunch, you are done keeping walleyes for the day. Keep in mind, it is impossible to eat walleyes every day and go home with your full limit without violating regulations.

The POSSESSION limit includes the total number of fish in the boat as part of your daily limit, any fish in the cabin, and any fish in the fish house freezer. 

Anglers under 18 years of age may fish without a license if accompanied by a licensed adult angler.  Any fish kept by a youth angler without a license of their own will count toward the adult anglers daily and possession limits.  Anglers under 18 years of age may purchase a fishing license in order to keep a daily and possession limit of fish under the above regulations and resort policy on selective harvest. 

Willful disregard of written MNR regulations and disrespect of Resort Policy on Selective Harvest will not be tolerated. 

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