The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) set a one-fish walleye limit for the spring fishing seasons on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota's second-largest inland lake.
The one-fish limit means Mille Lacs anglers may harvest one walleye 21-23 inches long, or one longer than 28 inches, between May 14 and May 31.
The one-fish limit is expected to return for the fall fishing season on Sept. 1. Walleye fishing will be catch-and-release in June. A two-week closure to reduce hooking mortality will be in place July 1-15, with catch-and-release walleye fishing resuming July 16 until Aug. 31.
"We must continue to manage state harvest very carefully on Mille Lacs so we can provide as much angling opportunity as prudent while protecting the opportunities for the future," said Brad Parsons, fisheries section manager for the DNR. "Two recent year classes show below average numbers of walleye, which means we need to factor in that fewer fish than normal will mature into spawning adults during the next few years."
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