The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to increase the daily limit for yellow bass in the Fairmont chain of lakes (Amber, Hall, Budd, Sisseton and George) in Martin County, as well as in Lake Imogene in Martin County and Clear Lake in Jackson County.
The proposed special regulation would increase the daily possession limit on yellow bass from 30 to 100. Ryan Doorebos, Windom area fisheries supervisor, says while yellow bass is a native species in the Mississippi River, it is not native in southern Minnesota lakes but now makes up a significant portion of the fish in the Fairmont chain of lakes.
A public input meeting about the proposal will be held Wednesday, September 10th, from 6-7:30pm, at the Fairmont Public Library in Fairmont. DNR staff will give a short presentation summarizing the status of fish populations in the proposed lakes and attendees will be able to offer comments.
For those unable to attend in person, an online option for the meeting will be available on the Windom area fisheries page.
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