The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that regulations have changed at Lake Carnelian. Effective March 1, 2007, the daily possession limit of sunfish is five. Anglers may take only five sunfish per day. This is a change from the past 10 years when the limit was 10 per day; and a departure from the statewide regulation which allows anglers to take 20 sunfish per day. The regulation was changed as a result of study, public meetings and a concern for the conservation of larger sunfish. The new rule is designed to reduce the harvest by 50 percent, while still providing quality angling for sunfish. The sunfish population at Lake Carnelian has improved over the past 10 years. A fisheries survey in May 2006 showed that 35 percent of fish caught in trap nets were larger than 8 inches. Just 10 years ago, in 1996, only 2 percent of fish were that large.
