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  Game Fish Non-Game Fish Perch/Pan Fish
Angling May 6, 2017 to
March 31, 2018
The above date is limited to LLBO members only.
May 13, 2017 to March 31, 2018		 May 1, 2017 to
March 31, 2018		 Continuous
Season - No Limits Imposed
Spearing December 1, 2017 to
March 31, 2018		 May 1, 2017 to
March 31, 2018		  

Personal Gill Netting - Lake Mouths
(Leech Lake Band Members Only)		 May 13, 2017 to March 31, 2018
Personal Gill Netting - Streams
(Leech Lake Band Members Only)		 June 17, 2017 to March 31, 2018
Commercial Gill Netting
(Leech Lake Band Members Only)		 September 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

Fees

  Band Member Non-Band Member
Resident
Angling, Individual $2.00 $10
Spearing, Individual $2.00 $10
Fish House or Dark House Included at no cost.
Personal Use Netting, Individual $2.00 N/A
$4.00 Combination of 2 (LLBO ONLY) $5.00 Combination of 3 (LLBO ONLY)
Fishing permits are free to individuals 55 years of age and over.

Non-Band Members - Residents:

Before a permit is issued to non-band members, they must have one or more of the following:

  • Have a tribal identification card w/enrollment number.
  • MN Driver’s License with current address.
  • Must be a resident of the Leech Lake Reservation for ninety (90) days.

Notice:

Due to recent infestation of some of our waters with non-native species some additional regulations have been developed to prevent the spread to other waters.

Click here for Only we can prevent the spread of non-native invasive species >

Click here for DRM list of waters infested with Non-native Invasive Species >

Fishing permits are free to individuals 55 years of age and over.

Dark houses must be removed from the ice not later than 12:01 a.m. March 17, 2018.

LLR Conservation Code. sec. 22.01 (4) No gill net shall be set in a river or within three hundred (300) feet of the inlet or outlet of any river or stream between the opening of fishing and June 15.

No gill net shall be set ina river or within 300 (three hundred) feet of the inlet or outlet of any river or stream between the opening of fishing and June 15.

The commercial taking of non-game fish by hoop net, trap, seine or other means shall be permitted at times, limits, and locations specified by special permit upon application to the Leech Lake DRM office in Cass Lake.

All requests for netting helpers permits are for personal use gill netting only and will be issued to immediate family members of a Leech Lake enrollee. Applicants must meet criteria and residency requirements stated on the special permit application form.

Special permit applications are available at the Leech Lake DRM office in Cass Lake and not from any of the Leech Lake Reservation licensing agents.

All applications for special permits are available at the Leech Lake DRM office in Cass Lake only and not from any of the Leech Lake Reservation licensing agents.

As of April 16, 2015, Lake Winnie is CLOSED to commercial netting activities until FURTHER NOTICE, however, it will remain open for personal use netting activities within the approved season dates listed above.

Contact Us

DRM Office

(218) 335-7400 (218) 335-7432 1-800-442-3942