(FOX 9) - Ice anglers will be able to keep four walleye on Upper Red Lake for the 2025-26 winter fishing season.

Winter walleye limit

Local perspective:

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday the winter season walleye limit for anglers on Upper Red Lake.

Anglers on Upper Red Lake can keep four walleye, though only one can be longer than 17 inches. This is a decrease from the open water season limit of five fish.

The DNR said the regulations are based on the results of the fall netting assessment, which was described as "excellent." The fall net catch assessment found 50.9 walleye per net in Minnesota waters, the highest since 2014. The DNR noted the lake is "full of fish" with half of the catch measuring between 13 and 16 inches, and a good number of

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