With Mille Lacs Lake in better fishing condition than it has been in many years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today announced a two-walleye bag limit for the entirety of the season. The regulation set by the DNR is based on a safe harvest allocation that’s up 28 percent from a year ago.

Anglers on one of Minnesota's largest lakes will be able to keep two walleye daily starting this spring, wildlife officials said Thursday.

Following years of restrictive regulations, the DNR says the Mille Lacs Lake walleye fishery appears to be in a healthy state.

The Minnesota DNR has announced walleye harvesting limits on Mille Lacs Lake for the 2025 open-water season. FOX 9’s resident fishing expert meteorologist Jared Jared Piepenburg weighs in on what they could mean for this year's fishing.

Here’s something we haven’t heard in a long time - the Mille Lacs Lake walleye population is in good shape. Regional Fisheries Manager Brian Nerbonne credits successful stocking and survival rates over the past decade.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says after years of tighter fishing regulations, the lake's walleye population appears to be at healthy levels.