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Perch Lake PWA Mystery Cache

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Team Dennis: They've changed the signage all around so it no longer works for the puzzle. I have pulled the cache. Thanks to everyone that played!

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Hidden : 6/13/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

*****NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES*****

This is another quick "solve on site" puzzle cache. The posted coords will take you to Perch Lake's public water access and (more importantly) to two signs regarding the rules about fishing in the lake. You will need to gather info from these signs to determine the final location of this cache.

N45 03.ABC
W092 41.CDE

A = Number of baits/lures that are restricted on the lake.
B = The time in the morning the trout season opens.
C = Number of inches a trout must be in order for you to keep it.
D = Number of panfish you can keep per day MINUS 3.
E = Number of trout you can keep per day PLUS 4.

Please note that there is NO PARKING near the lake so I've included a parking coordinate to the cache page...and here.

N 45° 03.053 W 092° 42.007

Congrats to MNWild11 for yet another FTF!!!

Perch Lake is a relatively small lake (only 43 acres) but it is quite deep. With a maximum depth of 63 feet it is easily the deepest lake in St Croix County. For this reason divers have been coming here for years to explore its murky depths. I grew up a few miles from here and would come here to swim all the time. There were always rumors that this lake was so deep that the bottom had never been found and that it was connected by underwater channels to other lakes and rivers in the area. I once heard a story that a fisherman caught a northern here that had been tagged in Lake Superior!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)