Senate Bill 2942 (Stop the Stocking of Muskies)

The Darkhouse Association contacted Senator Paul Koering from District 12 and he has slipped a provision in a bill prohibiting muskie stocking in South Long Lake. Not a good move from him or muskie fishermen.

S.F. No. 2942, as introduced - 86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) Posted on Mar 01, 2010

1.1A bill for an act

1.2relating to game and fish; prohibiting muskellunge stocking in South Long Lake;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.201.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.201, is amended to read:
1.697C.201 STATE FISH STOCKING PROHIBITED WITHOUT PUBLIC
1.7ACCESS.
1.8(a) The commissioner and state agencies may only stock fish in waters where there
1.9is public access. The commissioner may stock fish in any stream within privately owned
1.10lands where the public is granted free access to and use of the stream for fishing purposes.
1.11(b) The commissioner must not stock muskellunge in South Long Lake in Crow
1.12Wing County.

Funny thing is a public access is located on the lake. He wants to get the attention of the MN DNR. Unfortunately he is getting alot of bad press from the musky fishermen in Minnesota. E-mail him and tell him that you are not in favor of it.
Senator Koering's email address:
sen.paul.koering@senate.mn