Walleye regulation changes on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake for winter season

Anglers who like to fish Minnesota's Upper Red Lake should be happy this winter: the season’s walleye limit will be four fish in possession, with one longer than 17 inches. The message is clear, according to Marc Bacigalupi, northwest region fisheries manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Upper Red Lake is doing well as a walleye fishery. “Previously, the lake had a two- to three-fish limit in winter, and so the daily limit of four is fairly liberal and reflects that the population is in really good shape in Upper Red Lake,” he told the Grand Forks Herald. This is the fourth year the lake has had a regulation change. The department tailors the regulations to an agreed upon harvest plan with the Red Lake Nation, in part for tribal coordination, and the regulations are set to stay within a targeted harvest range, or “a safe harvest level,” Bacigalupi said.

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