The harvest limits, which mark an increase from last year, will go into effect when the season starts on May 10.

“We are pleased that anglers will have an increased harvest opportunity this season,” Parsons said. “Mille Lacs Lake continues to surprise us, making it hard to assume conditions will be the ...

Good news for Mille Lacs anglers - the two fish limit will be extended into the open water season with an expanded slot size.

For the first time, the Department of Natural Resources is slapping a special fishing regulation on perch caught on Mille Lacs ... runaway harvest that drew many anglers to the big lake this ...

The response we see in the perch population to this year’s higher harvest will be an important part of that,” Parsons said. More information on fishing regulations for Mille Lacs Lake can be ...

"The walleye population in Mille Lacs is currently in a good place," said DNR fisheries section manager Brad Parsons . "Ojibwe Tribes and the Minnesota DNR limited harvest, which allowed for an ...

More than a decade ago, the DNR and the tribes reduced the walleye harvest numbers due to concerns about changing lake conditions and lower survival rates of young walleye. Mille Lacs has invasive ...

State-licensed anglers share the harvest on Mille Lacs Lake with Ojibwe tribes that have reserved rights to fish, wildlife and other natural resources under an 1837 Treaty. Ojibwe treaty tribes ...

When the Minnesota walleye season opens May 10, Mille Lacs anglers can keep two walleyes over 17 inches, provided only one is longer than 20 inches. The lake's walleye harvest allotment is an ...

THAT'S QUITE DIFFERENT FROM A DECADE AGO WHEN THE LAKE WAS CLOSED TO WALLEYE FISHING MID SUMMER. WALLEYE MANAGEMENT ON MILLE LACS HAS LONG ... 90s REQUIRING WALLEYE HARVEST LIMITS TO BE SET ...