• Red Lake Mn Fishing Limits
• Walleye Slot Limit On Red Lake Mn Real Estate
• Walleye Slot Limit On Red Lake

• Possession limit three, only one over 40' allowed. Walleye: Beginning November 1, 2020, the daily and possession limit is three. Only one over 17' allowed in possession. Those portions of Red Lake located within the Red Lake Indian Reservation are closed to non-band members except by special authorization of the tribal council.
• Sauger/Walleye: Possession limit of 6 combined (only 4 may be walleye). Walleye: All fish from 17-28″ must be immediately released. One trophy fish over 28″ is allowed in possession. Northern Pike: limit of 3 (not more than 1 trophy fish over 30″ in possession. About the Fish in Lake Kabetogama.

Upper Red Lake, MN

At 288,800 acres, Red Lake is the largest of all inland lakes in Minnesota. It’s also at the center of one of the most tragic fisheries failures, and at the same time, the subject of perhaps the most successful joint recovery effort in fishing history.

The lake is split into upper and lower basins, with all of Lower Red Lake and about 60% of Upper Red Lake under the jurisdiction of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The remaining waters fall under state authority. Historically, the lake was a virtual walleye factory, but in the late 1990s overharvest led to a total collapse of the fishery.

An unprecedented cooperative effort between the Band and the state, which included stocking 90,000,000 walleye fry over six years, a seven-year moratorium on walleye fishing, and later on, more restrictive sport and commercial fishing regulations, has led to what all agree is a lake that’s loaded with walleyes.

About 48,000 acres of Upper Red Lake is open to non-tribal sportfishing, and typically carries a slot limit to protect the fishery, so check fishing regulations before you hit the water.

Red Lake Mn Fishing Limits

The slot limit for walleyes on Lake of the Woods MN is 19 ½ to 28”, meaning walleyes between this slot must be immediately released. Anglers are allowed to keep one walleye per day 28″ or over. Most anglers will keep the walleyes under 19.5″ for the fry pan and if you happen to catch a trophy over 28″, most take a pic and release it.

Duane Peterson, Team Northland member and company co-founder, has fished Red Lake through its decline and resurrection and is on the citizen’s committee that helped steer recovery efforts, and current management plan.

“The beauty of Red Lake is that it’s easy to fish,” he says. “It’s basically a bowl with a sand/silt/mud bottom, a 15-foot maximum depth and very little structure. A person doesn’t need sophisticated sonar skills to be successful.”

Open-water fishing begins in mid-May, and through mid-June fish tend to congregate on the first breakline, which is typically from 3½ to 7 feet deep. “The No. 1 open-water presentation is a jig-and-minnow. Lots of jigs do the job—round balls, stand-ups—but for the past 15 years a 1/16- to 1/8-ounce Fire-Ball® Jig tipped with a shiner has been the most popular and productive.

“Walleyes on Red are generally willing biters, but if they’re moody, many anglers fish a small jig-and-leech or ‘crawler under a float.”

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After mid-June many fish disperse into the basin, and while many anglers catch plenty of fish from anchored positions, others do better by covering water. Peterson recommends a 3/8- to ½-ounce Rock-Runner® Slip-Bouncer in front of a single-hook spinner, such as a Baitfish Spinner Rig baited with a small minnow.

Walleye Slot Limit On Red Lake

“I am partial to the Baitfish-Image series, however, plain metallic blades are hard to beat,” he says. “You don’t need a lot of speed—normally about .75 mph. The key is to watch the line and make sure it’s at a 45-degree angle to the water. That will keep the bait in the strike zone.”.