Commentary: The recovery of Minnesota’s Rainy Lake fishery started with trusting science

If you’ve fished Rainy Lake long enough, you’ve seen both sides of the story.
I am a fourth-generation resort owner on Rainy Lake, and I remember firsthand the decline of the walleye fishery in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Back then, fishing was tough, confidence was low, and many of us wondered what the future would hold for this incredible border lake.

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