BAUDETTE, Minn. – Walleye catches were below historic averages during the annual fall fisheries assessment on Lake of the Woods, but the abundance of “harvestable-size” walleyes remains above historic averages, a report from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shows.

In addition, sauger numbers remain at a high level of abundance, the report indicated.

As part of the fall survey, which traditionally begins the Tuesday after Labor Day and continues for 17 days, Baudette DNR fisheries personnel set 64 nets – 52 near-shore sites in less than 25 feet of water and 12 offshore sites in 33 to 37 feet of water – across Minnesota’s 320,000-acre portion of the lake from the south shore to the Northwest Angle and leave them in the water overnight.

During this year’s survey, the survey

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