New Upper Red Lake walleye regulations announced

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New Upper Red Lake walleye regulations announced

April 3, 2017

Anglers fishing Upper Red Lake in northwestern Minnesota this spring will be able to keep four walleye of which only one may be longer than 17 inches, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

These new regulations, effective on the walleye fishing opener Saturday, May 13, allow one more fish in the daily bag than the regulations that were in place in the winter.



“Harvest under the three fish bag limit resulted in approximately 109,000 pounds for the winter season,” said Gary Barnard, area fisheries supervisor in Bemidji for the DNR. “There is still room within the target harvest range to allow an additional fish this spring.”

Red Lake’s walleye harvest is managed under a joint harvest plan, revised in 2015 by the Red Lakes Fisheries Technical Committee.

“The new harvest plan recommends a more aggressive approach when walleye spawning stock is in surplus, as it currently is,” Barnard said. “The extra fish allowed by the daily bag limit will increase open water harvest some, and allowing one fish over 17 inches meets our harvest plan objectives by spreading harvest over a wide range of sizes and removing some of the surplus spawning stock.”

More information on Red Lake fishing regulations are available at mndnr.gov/regulations/fishing.

[LPS]

Forward this to the corrupt managers on Winnipeg....

[snow1]

Oh oh,me smells url is in trouble...didn't take long once the red lake natives started up their commercial fishing (netting) operation,this smells what mille lacs went thru from the begining,pethetic slots the 1st couple years,I remember the keep slots were 14" to 16"s,then 16"s to 18"s years after,then 4 fish limits,then 3,then 2,then one and now none!

One day,this has got to change and our tax payers need to put their foot down in regards to stocking lakes that are gill netted,actually its getting to the point where the best walleye fishing is@ the store and no license needed.

PS~ NO RED LAKE WALLEYES SLD IN MY MEAT MARKET here in hugo, we checked,lately walleye fillets are from big windy(lake winnipeg) and that lake is in turmoil as well from over harvesting  from sport anglers and commercial netting as well! lake erie is another we see around here.

[LPS]

AND as long as people spend money in Casinos more and more waters will be netted at exactly the wrong time of year.  It is financially out of control now.  We can do nothing except spend nothing at the Casinos.

[glenn57]

AND as long as people spend money in Casinos more and more waters will be netted at exactly the wrong time of year.  It is financially out of control now.  We can do nothing except spend nothing at the Casinos.

i'm with you LPS! never been inside one here........... pay taxes..i'll go!!!!! heck the vegas casinos don't even get much from me.

[mike89]

AND as long as people spend money in Casinos more and more waters will be netted at exactly the wrong time of year.  It is financially out of control now.  We can do nothing except spend nothing at the Casinos.

i'm with you LPS! never been inside one here........... pay taxes..i'll go!!!!! heck the vegas casinos don't even get much from me.

I so agree with this!! and I don't go any casino!!!