DNR focuses the harvest on mature female fish, which are in abundance in the lake, and hence the new slot, the agency says.
Fish measured 43-1/2 inches and was caught by a member of the Women Anglers of Minnesota.
The survey results through the end of August indicate catch rates were still quite good this summer, but were lower than last year.
The inaugural Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance (MLSA) Free the Fighter Team Big Bass Challenge, presented by In Tune Marine/Vexus Boats, is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 6 on Lake Mille Lacs in central Minnesota, along with an
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe hopes to test a hypothesis that warming lake temperatures are contributing to the recent walleye population decline.
ONAMIA, Minn. — Tribal authorities are investigating an abandoned gillnet found on Lake Mille Lacs that contained 67 dead walleyes. Last week’s find has revived the controversy over tribal fishing on Mille Lacs, where the
Based on the number of walleye that were originally tagged and the total number of tagged fish that turn up during the recapture, the DNR said it can make an accurate estimate of the lake’s
And a favorable forecast could make for a comfortable fishing opener after all.
A population estimate completed this year shows there are some 67,000 smallmouth bass in the 128,000-acre lake.
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