I think a drive around some of the central lakes or a boating would be a good idea. Let`s take Pigeon for example. When I started fishing you could easily see the bottom on 13 FOW or even 26-27 was possible. When I went out at the end of the year, last day. It was dark in 9 FOW. Out deeper it was incredibly dark. No light penetration with 1 foot of solid snow and 4 feet of ice could be a killer combo. I hope not but it will be worth checking out this spring.
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fi...interkill.html
We could use some more of this:
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fi...hinson/do.html
I certainly would not complain if they put limits on those lakes that already state `prone to summer or winterkill` as they will never be that productive anyways. If that includes a bigger lake like Utikima, fine.
Right now our water levels are in decline and there will only be more of these instances until we get a good flooding - like in the late 70s early 80s.
Our angler per KM must be through the roof by now with lakes losing more and more water.