Both perch and walleye appear to be doing well in Mille Lacs, but the DNR has its reasons for new regulations announced this ...

For the first time, the Department of Natural Resources is slapping a special fishing regulation on perch caught on Mille Lacs Lake, lowering the daily bag limit from 20 to five. The reduced limit, in ...

How can stocking or natural reproduction keep up with that pace of angler harvest? This Mille Lacs example is simply the ...

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 BEEN A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE. BACK IN 2014, WE SENT DAVID ...

Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake is set to begin on May 10, with regulations now approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. According to the Minnesota DNR, walleye will be able ...

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, ...

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which begins on Saturday, May 10, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 30.

“We are pleased that the perch fishing on Mille Lacs this winter has been good for many anglers,” said Brad Parsons, Minnesota DNR fisheries section manager. “With annual perch harvest never ...

We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will have to drastically curb their perch fishing for the rest of 2025. The new daily limit is five, down from 20 ...

This is a big improvement from last summer’s catch-and-release walleye fishing on Mille Lacs, which was in effect until mid-August, when two fish were allowed of specific lengths. The DNR also ...