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Committee hears bipartisan bill to remove bass-specific seasons in Minnesota
Summary
A bipartisan bill to eliminate spring bass seasons drew testimony from anglers and DNR biologists who said bass populations are stable and removal would expand youth and tournament fishing; the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus.
Representative Steve Nash introduced House File 2824, a bipartisan bill to remove bass-specific open seasons across Minnesota, saying the change would expand youth and tournament opportunities and benefit resort-region commerce.
The author told the committee that DNR netting data and biological assessments indicate bass have “plenty of time to nest” and that historic netting surveys show population increases. “If you spend any time on Minnesota lakes, like I do, smallmouth bass caught in Mille Lacs, you’ll recognize that bass fishing or fishing in general is one of the great legacies that we have,” Nash said.
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