turning a good bass lake into a walleye lake

[corey90]

I found out this spring my favorite fishing hole the DNR are allowing people to catch and keep any size bass.

one day a fellow who lives near where I fish came out and said that the the bass are eating the walleye eggs so why not get rid of the bass so the walleye can survive. this is a small lake you can see all around the little lake I asked the guy why this lake its kinda small he replied there I so much structure.

I wanted to scream what not keep it a bass lake then but instead kept fishing and a half hour later cought a 5 pound largemouth up here that's a nice bass.

[gim]

Not really that surprising. Walleye anglers think their fish are sacred here and bass are an inferior species. I would guess it’s a similar mindset in our neighboring state.

 

Tell them to go pound sand

[Susky River Rat]

The ironic thing is I bet they are keeping all the walleye to eat too. That could never be an issue of walleye population. 

 

The susky has just about every species of fish that will “ruin bass fishing”. Flatheads, musky, snake heads and blues below the wingo. yet the bass fishing is better now then 10 years ago. We need to stop thinking we know better than nature. Our fish and boat commission can’t even tell a tiger musky from a pure. 

[Tackleholic]

Walleye fishermen have an effect on bass populations.  They are fishing to fill the frying pan.  While they troll around, covering a lot of water using live bait and lures, they catch a lot of bass in addition to walleye.  Those bass go to the fillet table with the walleye.  Contrary to that are the bass fishermen, many or most of who practice catch and release.  

[Further North]

21 hours ago, corey90 said:

I found out this spring my favorite fishing hole the DNR are allowing people to catch and keep any size bass.

one day a fellow who lives near where I fish came out and said that the the bass are eating the walleye eggs so why not get rid of the bass so the walleye can survive. this is a small lake you can see all around the little lake I asked the guy why this lake its kinda small he replied there I so much structure.

I wanted to scream what not keep it a bass lake then but instead kept fishing and a half hour later cought a 5 pound largemouth up here that's a nice bass.

I live near the Chippewa River; I sent you a message about which lake it is.

 

...there's a chance that if we make enough noise, they'll back off their plan. 

[Further North]

Looking the lake in question up; there is no DNR regulation about catching and keeping bass without a size limit.
 

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Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass

May 4, 2024 to March 2, 2025

The minimum length limit is 14" and the daily bag limit is 5.

 

...so we can report anyone we see doing that, and spread the word that the rumor is inaccurate.  I think getting the DNR involved might be a good idea as well.

[Further North]

FWIW, I've been fishing the lake in question for at least a couple decades...I've never caught a walleye there...bu I never fish for them either...

I've caught a lot of bass, and used to catch a ton of pike, but the pike have fallen off in recent years.

[WRB]

Walleye and LMB/SMB generally don’t share the same locations and spawn earlier when water temps in the mid 40’s or 20 degrees before bass. 
Bass are not egg eaters, fry yes.

Can’t  imagine the DNR managing a lake by letting anglers do their job.

Tom

[Further North]

15 minutes ago, WRB said:

Can’t  imagine the DNR managing a lake by letting anglers do their job.

There's no evidence on the WIDNR webpage for this lake that this is happening.

It looks like there's a local or a few of them spreading a rumor that's inaccurate.