How many walleyes are in the St. Louis River? | Park Rapids Enterprise
Population survey underway now may shed light on the health of the river’s walleye fishery. 10:30 am, May 4, 2021 × Fred Schmitz of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources handles a 26-inch male walleye that was netted and tagged on the St. Louis River in late April, part of an effort to tag and recapture 8,000 walleyes this spring to better determine the estuary's walleye population. (Photo courtesy of Paul Piszczek, Wisconsin DNR) DULUTH -- Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota departments of natural resources have been busy capturing and tagging thousands of walleyes in th...