1. Red Lake Mn Walleye Limit
2. Walleye Slot Limit On Upper Red Lake Walleye
3. Walleye Slot Limit On Upper Red Lake Fishing Resorts

Jeff Sundin December 30, 2020 'Upper Red; The Remoter The Better'

As of December 30, 2020, resorts and rental operators are allowing ALL BUT THE LARGEST vehicles access to the lake on their plowed roads. Take Mort's Dock for example, they request that you leave your big diesel truck on shore, otherwise you can drive anything you want.

• Anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red Lake will have a four-walleye bag limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. The regulations, which become effective Sunday, Dec. 1, are the same as those of last winter but more restrictive than during 2019 open water fishing.
• Anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota will have a three-walleye bag limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. Heavy winter fishing over.

That means that the crowds are large, and the rental operators are hustling to keep their units in fresh territory. If you were to poll 100 anglers about the fishing action on Red Lake right now, 30 of them would say that the action is great. Another 30 would report that the fishing completely stinks and the remaining 40 would shrug their shoulders and say that it is 'so-so'. This is fairly typical of Red Lake, once the hot rush of early ice passes, catching fish consistently requires creativity.

Anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota will have a three-walleye bag limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. Nov 07, 2019 Anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red Lake will have a four-walleye bag limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. The regulations, which become effective Sunday, Dec. 1, are the same as those of last winter but more restrictive than during 2019 open water fishing.

Most anglers fishing the lake advise getting out and away from the crowds for best fishing action. That advice is easy to give out, but if your travel is limited by the constraints of large wheelhouses and big pickup trucks, not so easy to follow. Most folks who depend on finding a parking spot for their wheelhouse are also hip to the idea that there's a tradeoff between fishing in comfort and fishing 'away from the crowd'.

From my perspective, you could have both, if you want to. The ultimate ice fishing trip on large lakes like Upper Red, I think, is to use a sleeper house as headquarters and snowmobile back and forth to the better, more remote fishing areas. Except for those who have the cash to shell out for a Sno Bear, there is no way to be more efficient than using snowmobile and pull behind ice shelter. This is as close as you can get to duplicating the efficiency of fishing from a boat.

A few years back, we filmed some video on Red Lake using the system and it was great. Having the rental sleeper that was put in place by a seasoned pro, meant that we could fish that crucial, first light bite before venturing out. As soon as the action faded, we jumped on the snow machines and fished subtle structures out and away from the crowds.

Red Lake Mn Walleye Limit

With access to Canadian waters still closed, this might be a good winter for all of us snowmobilers to take a second look at Upper Red. The fish, in my opinion, run nicer in size than they do in a lot of other places, so even a moderately good fishing day results in catching enough fish for a good feast.

If you’re thinking about Red for this weekend, the better reports are coming from anglers targeting water depths of 10 to 11 feet. Fishing with jigging spoons on one rod and dead sticking with blade baits or plain red hooks on a 2nd rod helps trigger a few extra fish when they’re in a neutral mood. Pink, red and gold are always good colors on Red Lake. Lately, I’ve enjoyed the Pink Glow Spoons a lot, but the old reliable Red-Glow Rattl’n’ Flyer Spoon is always a good choice on Red too.

If you can still find some, Foo Flyers will trigger those neutral fish really well too. A super effective lure, the Foo Flyer was under-rated by the masses and eventually discontinued. I hung on to as many as I could find and still use them when I see fish on my graph that won’t strike many of the more aggressive jigging lures.

I do my best to stay on top of reports from Upper Red, but resorters and rental operators up there are extremely busy, and it can be tough to contact them on short notice. I know that a lot of folks believe that facebook posts get to everybody, but many of them don’t.

What I’m saying is that I can use all the help I can get. If you’ve been fishing on Upper Red Lake, or any other lake for that matter, your reports are always welcome.

You do not need to share your secrets and you don’t have to write a book either. Be as protective as you like, sometimes all it takes is a few words about ice conditions, fishing trends or lures that worked well for you. Help your fellow anglers and they will eventually help you, so drop us a line and share a few words. — Jeff Sundin 218-245-9858 or EMAIL

The walleye bag limit on Upper Red Lake will be cut from four to three fish under new regulations announced Monday by the Department of Natural Resources.

Walleye Slot Limit On Upper Red Lake Walleye

The reduction was prompted by four consecutive years of heavy winter fishing pressure on the far-northern lake. On average in that span, the DNR has estimated 1.6 million hours of fishing pressure per season. Each winter, state-licensed anglers have taken home about 130,000 pounds of walleyes, the DNR said.

The new three-walleye possession limit for Upper Red allows only one of the fish to be longer than 17 inches. The change goes into effect Nov. 1. DNR’s Andy Thompson, area fisheries supervisor in Bemidji, said anglers will need a reliable measuring device because many walleyes caught this winter will measure just above or just below the 17-inch size restriction.

DNR co-manages the walleye harvest on Red Lake in cooperation with Red Lake Nation. The 2021 open-water regulations won’t be set until winter fishing concludes.

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