VHS disease and frozen minnows across the border ?

[crawler catcher]

Does anyone know if you can still take frozen or salted minnows across the border ? Haven't heard anything, but they may have made quick new regs because of the VHS problem. Dead fish are already showing up in Wis.

[sanmatt]

see post titled Frozen minnows? Found a phone number at Fort Frances where we can get more info....Marble-eye Matt

[crawlert catcher]

sanmatt....post what you find out....or post phone number.
This is a serious disease which will kill tons of fish if it spreads.

[Slick Willy]

Why chance it. Buy your bait in Canada. Is saving a couple bucks worth the risk?

[1shooter]

For me it isn't about saving the money. It's that I can never find any larger bait in canada.

[sanmatt]

Per Fort Fraces Customs Office as of 2:15 PM CDT. frozen or salted minnows ARE allowed into Canada. If you would like to check for yourself in case things change before you head north the Phone number is 1-807-274-3655 Ext. 240. Sanmatt