 While anglers fishing during the winter season on Upper Red Lake will continue to have a four walleye bag limit with only one walleye allowed longer than 17 inches. The same regulation has been in place since the May 2017 fishing opener. From December 2017 through November 2018, anglers harvested about 235,000 pounds. That's a record high for annual harvest since walleye fishing resumed on the lake in 2006. Do you and our officials say eventually there may be a need to make some adjustments to size or bag limits if spawning stock declines and needs more protection, but for now they say the opportunity to harvest some fish over 17 inches is popular with anglers and it meets the harvest plan objectives by spreading harvest over a wide range of sizes and removing some of the surplus spawning stock. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.