Walleye were native to the White River before Beaver, Table Rock and Bull Shoals lakes were built. Between 1964 and 1969, Beaver Lake was stocked with 6 million walleye, but these fish didn't thrive.

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Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep walleye to eat this spring, moving away from zero keepers set by the state ahead of last year’s fishing opener. While how many can be kept has yet to be ...

The 2024 walleye hatch in Lake Erie is projected to be low, with fewer than 10 million reaching keeper size in two years. This low hatch follows a series of exceptional hatches in recent years, ...

Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake is set to begin on May 10, with regulations now approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. According to the Minnesota DNR, walleye will be able to be ...

Rippin Walleye Charter, based out of Sheffield Lake, set sail at the beginning of 2025. Captain Jack Winters brought the charter to Lake Erie after moving from Colorado. “Jack has 25 years of ...

Mar. 31—ST. PAUL — Anglers fishing on Upper Red Lake will be able to keep five walleyes, with only one walleye over 17 inches allowed, during the 2025 open-water season that opens Saturday, May 10.

BRAINERD — The walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...