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Originally Posted by eyeflyer
From what I see they have a keep limit on a size that hardly exists or almost nobody catches which Fish and Wildlife do often especially for Walleye. In about 4-5 posts anglers reported catching about 80 fish (20 or so each in just a few hours), but I only see 1 over 75 being caught. What does that tell you about the fishery?................ and the pressure on Cold Lake hasn't even got going yet.
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The reality is humans do not have reasonable expectations. Lake trout do not grow fast enough in order to support the pressure from anglers. We all love to fish? We all love to catch big fish? So why are we keeping any fish if its clearly having a negative effect on the population. Many anglers also have no education when it comes to handling and releasing the fish properly either.
On a side note... fisherman compete against bait fish in Cold Lake and a lot of large lake trout will never even see your hooks over their entire life span.