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Winchester Lake

Species in Winchester Lake

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Species	Season	Limit	Notes
Largemouth and smallmouth bass — statewide (Southern and North-central zones)	Catch-and-release only Mar. 1 - May 22, 2026; harvest season May 23, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027 (smallmouth bass catch-and-release only Sept. 14, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027)	6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass	—
Largemouth and smallmouth bass — Northeast Zone	Catch-and-release only Mar. 1 - May 8, 2026; harvest season May 9, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027	6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass	—
Rock bass	Continuous	30	—
Perch	Continuous	20 daily, 40 in possession	—
Cisco (tullibee)	Continuous	15 (over 7")	—
Lake trout (summer, statewide)	May 9 - Sept. 30	2	—
Lake trout (winter)	Outside or partly outside the BWCAW: Jan. 17 - Mar. 31, 2026 (Jan. 16 - Mar. 31, 2027); lakes entirely within the BWCAW: Jan. 1 - Mar. 31	2	—
Northern pike	May 9, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027	Northeast Zone: 2 (only 1 over 40" in possession; all from 30-40" must be immediately released). North-central Zone: 10 (not more than 2 over 26"; all from 22-26" must be immediately released). Southern Zone: 2 (minimum size 24")	—
Brook, brown, and rainbow trout and splake (in lakes)	Summer, statewide: May 9 - Oct. 31; Winter outside or partly outside the BWCAW: Jan. 17 - Mar. 31, 2026; Winter, lakes entirely within the BWCAW: Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2026	5 combined total (not more than 3 over 16")	—

Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.

Species: Minnesota state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.