Minnesota DNR Announces Walleye Bag Limit on Upper Red Lake

UNDATED (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has set the walleye bag limit for Upper Red Lake this summer.

The open water season that starts on May 10th will allow anglers to keep five walleye per day with one fish over 17 inches.

The DNR says the lake has abundant young walleye, and this harvest regulation aims to keep the lake's stock of female spawning walleye in the ideal range.

Too many young fish can alter the overall population because they fight for a limited amount of food.

A DNR spokesman says they have 20 years of data from managing Upper Red Lake and they have a good feel for managing the harvest through their creel surveys.