DNR considers lowering walleye limit
Minnesota implemented its current six-fish limit in 1966.
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Minnesota implemented its current six-fish limit in 1966.
A movement to slash Minnesota's statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four is percolating once again inside the Department of Natural Resources, more than a year after the Legislature tossed the idea overboard. Certain to shake up emotions within the state's universe of anglers, resorts, fishing guides, cabin owners, bait shops, fishing clubs and millions of homespun fish fry lovers, ...
Legislature mulls change that biologists say won't produce more walleyes.
Commentary: Why four-walleye limit is good for Minnesota anglers May 6, 2021 By Nate Blasing Outdoor News, in which he paints a proposal to limit Minnesota anglers to four walleyes per day – with one over 20 inches – as a sneak attack ignores its generous coverage in this newspaper four of the past five weeks, and at various public forums for at least six years. According to Grand Rapids area fishing guide Tom Neustrom, in 2015, the 16 members of the state’s Walleye Advisory Committee nearly unanimously supported the idea and recommended moving the proposal forward. More recently, Walle...