ST. PAUL – Anglers fishing state-managed waters of Upper Red Lake this winter will face a slightly tighter walleye limit than they did during the open water season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Monday, Oct. 27.

In a news release, the DNR said anglers on Upper Red will be able to keep four walleyes this winter, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. That’s down from the 2025 open water season, which had a five-walleye limit, with one over 17 inches allowed.

During the winter of 2024-25, anglers on state waters of Upper Red also had a four-walleye limit, with only one fish over 17 inches allowed in the bag.

According to Brad Parsons, manager of the DNR’s Fisheries section in St. Paul, the annual fall fisheries assessment on Upper Red shows the big

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