Favorite tactics for early-season walleyes [video]
Fishing for early season walleyes all begins with the search. Join in on the search with Angling Buzz in this video.
Walleye
Commentary: Why four-walleye limit is good for Minnesota anglers
It’s a different world now compared with when the 1956 six-fish bag regulation was put in place.
The proposed walleye bag-limit reduction: what you should know
Legislation in both the Senate and House would direct the Minnesota DNR commissioner to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four fish.
Vermilion walleye boom: DNR survey shows highest walleye count in 37 years
Looking for big walleyes? How about limits of eater-sized 'eyes? Lake Vermilion, in northeastern Minnesota, has the best of both worlds – and in a big way. The fall 2020 sample netting by the Minnesota DNR produced an average of…
Upper Red summer walleye bag limit drops from 4 to 3
The three-walleye bag limit, with one over 17 inch size restriction, is intended to keep annual harvest within the target harvest range. Last summer, anglers harvested 131,000 pounds with a four-fish limit with one over 17 inches.
Observation of walleye egg take operations closed to public [video]
Biologists with the Minnesota DNR will collect walleye eggs this spring; however, social distancing requirements mean this popular springtime activity will not be open for public viewing this year. Hatcheries, the destination for the eggs collected, also remain closed to…
One-walleye harvest to be allowed on Mille Lacs in spring, and possibly fall
The one-fish walleye limit will be in place from Saturday, May 15, through Monday, May 31.
'Creative ways to stock fish in Minnesota waters'
DNR says 2020 fish stocking successful, despite challenges.
Mille Lacs anglers allowed 1 walleye starting Dec. 1
Population trends support limited harvest during ice fishing season, DNR says.
It’s not magic: The recipe for being successful on ice or open water
Always start by surveying a given water body to understand wind, weeds, clarity, depths, fronts, structure, and fishing pressure.
Upper Red Lake walleye regs tightened for winter season
Anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red in northern Minnesota will have a three-walleye bag limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. Heavy winter fishing over the last four years has resulted in the more restrictive regs.
Weedy walleyes in the late summer
When traditional walleye structure goes cold, consider a patch of vegetation that might just contain more than bass and pike.
Catch-and-release walleye fishing set to reopen on Mille Lacs
After a one-month shutdown, anglers can again fish for walleye on Lake Mille Lacs and use live bait, effective Saturday, Aug. 1.
Fishing tip: Beat the heat and troll for hungry moonlight walleyes
Record-breaking heat and bugs hindering your urge to wet a line this holiday weekend? Try trolling under a full moon for the region’s most popular freshwater gamefish
Mille Lacs walleye fishing set to close down for July
With the exception of the month of July, walleye angling on the lake is catch-and-release this season. Catch-and-release walleye fishing is scheduled to re-open on Saturday, Aug. 1, and continue through Monday, Nov. 30.
Angling Buzz video: Targeting spring walleyes
Why is spring walleye fishing awesome? Check out the Angling Buzz story here and video below for more.
Outdoor News video: What does missed year of stocking mean for Minnesota anglers?
Minnesota DNR cites COVID-19 social distancing protocols in canceling 2020 egg-take operations for walleyes, other species.
Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener won't be held in 2020
73rd annual event postponed to May 6-9, 2021; 2020 fishing opener still scheduled May 9.
Spring walleye fishing on Rainy River all but nixed with access closures
The Koochiching County Board voted unanimously to close the county-owned Rainy River accesses, which include the Upper Sioux landing, Frontier landing, Nelson Park landing and Vidas landing due to concerns of large numbers of anglers coming into the area in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision will be reviewed April 14 at the next board meeting.
Mille Lacs open-water walleye regs: Catch-and-release only, July closure
Additional regulation changes for trophy northern pike and bass.
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