Appears to be more opportunity to keep walleye starting next year.
[h=1]DNR considering changes to
walleye regulations on Leech Lake[/h]A proposal to allowanglers on Leech Lake in northwestern Minnesota more opportunity to keepwalleye starting in 2019 will be up for consideration by the Department ofNatural Resources.
“We’ve met orexceeded all of our walleye management objectives on Leech Lake in large partdue to very consistent production of young walleyes over the past 10 years,”said Doug Schultz, DNR area fisheries supervisor. “For this reason we will bediscussing potential relaxation of walleye regulations and asking for publiccomments on a proposal immediately after our fall survey work wraps up thisSeptember.”
Anglers will seeyellow signs at public water accesses around Leech Lake on opening day,Saturday, May 12, notifying the public of the upcoming proposal. Details abouta formal public comment period during the fall and ways to provide comment tothe DNR on the proposal will be provided in the future.
The currentregulation requires immediate release of all walleye 20 to 26 inches long witha possession limit of four fish, one of which can be longer than 26 inches. Anypotential change would be effective for the 2019 fishing season, and such achange may be temporary based on future assessments of the fishery.
For moreinformation on Leech Lake management go to mndnr.gov/leechlake/index.html.
[h=1]DNR considering changes to
walleye regulations on Leech Lake[/h]A proposal to allowanglers on Leech Lake in northwestern Minnesota more opportunity to keepwalleye starting in 2019 will be up for consideration by the Department ofNatural Resources.
“We’ve met orexceeded all of our walleye management objectives on Leech Lake in large partdue to very consistent production of young walleyes over the past 10 years,”said Doug Schultz, DNR area fisheries supervisor. “For this reason we will bediscussing potential relaxation of walleye regulations and asking for publiccomments on a proposal immediately after our fall survey work wraps up thisSeptember.”
Anglers will seeyellow signs at public water accesses around Leech Lake on opening day,Saturday, May 12, notifying the public of the upcoming proposal. Details abouta formal public comment period during the fall and ways to provide comment tothe DNR on the proposal will be provided in the future.
The currentregulation requires immediate release of all walleye 20 to 26 inches long witha possession limit of four fish, one of which can be longer than 26 inches. Anypotential change would be effective for the 2019 fishing season, and such achange may be temporary based on future assessments of the fishery.
For moreinformation on Leech Lake management go to mndnr.gov/leechlake/index.html.
