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Northern Minnesota anglers making the trip to Upper Red Lake this winter season are fishing under a tighter bag limit. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources set the winter season walleye possession limit at four fish — down from the five-fish limit in place during the 2025 open water season. Of those four fish, only one walleye longer than 17 inches may be kept.
The change isn’t cause for alarm. The DNR’s fall assessment painted a picture of a lake in excellent health, and the limit reduction is a precautionary move in response to just how popular Upper Red’s ice fishery has become.
“Our fall assessment indicated that the walleye population continues to be in excellent shape. We are dropping the bag limit to four because the winter fishery is so popular,” said Brad Parsons, Minnesota DNR fisheries section manager.
This fall’s gill net results backed that up. The catch rate came in at 50.9 walleye per net — the highest recorded since 2014. The lake is holding fish of all sizes:
That last point is especially encouraging. Parsons noted the state waters had an even higher number of spawning-aged female walleye than the previous year, and the younger fish entering the system now should translate to exceptional fishing over the next several years.
Walleye management on Red Lake is a collaborative effort between the Red Lake Nation and the Minnesota DNR, governed by a joint harvest plan developed through the Red Lakes Fisheries Technical Committee. The Upper Red Lake Citizen Advisory Committee also reviews harvest data and regulation options each year before recommendations are made.
Anglers planning a trip should review the complete Upper Red Lake regulations on the DNR website before heading out.
