Mille Lacs angler survey

An angler survey on one of Minnesota's lakesTo keep track of walleye and all fish species caught, DNR relies on its creel, or angler survey, to monitor fishing on Mille Lacs Lake.

Monitoring by clerks stationed around the lake begins Dec. 1 and continues throughout the winter and summer fishing seasons.

Even when walleye angling is catch-and-release, some walleye die after being caught and released, a condition called hooking mortality. Based on angler reports to creel clerks, the poundage of walleye and northern pike that die from hooking mortality is calculated and applied against the state's harvest allocation.

Read more about the Mille Lacs creel survey, how it got started and the data that is collected and compiled to help manage the fishery.

Walleye

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2024
walleye
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 09-Jan. 09 6 27 1 2 7 29 641 1,070 2 2
Jan. 10-Feb. 02 2,255 7,836 71 155 2,326 7,991 38,170 84,513 2 2
Feb. 03-25 1,016 3,509 21 35 1,037 3,544 11,093 20,111 2 2
Feb. 26-March 26 - - - - - - - - 2 2
May 11-31 0 0 752 2,085 752 2,085 37,567 104,827 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 1,693 4,928 1,693 4,928 42,673 124,812 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 1,083 2,844 1,083 2,844 17,501 46,677 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 1,034 2,721 1,034 2,721 10,516 27,730 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 947 2,364 947 2,364 6,858 17387 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 323 703 323 703 2,979 6,594 2 2
Aug. 16-31 350 841 323 731 673 1,572 3,249 7,432 2 2
Sept. 1-15 220 478 71 154 291 632 923 1,995 2 2
Sept. 16-30 116 267 127 211 243 478 1,689 2,899 2 2
Oct. 1-31 - - - - - - - - 2 2
Winter Tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Summer tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Unsurveyed night - - - - - - - - 2 2
All ice fishing 3,277 11,372 93 192 3,370 11,564 49,904 105,694 2 2
Open water survey - - - - - - - - 2 2
Other open water - - - - - - - - 2 2
Year-to-date totals 3,963 12,958 6,446 16,933 10,409 29,891 171,247 441,153 24,328 2 53671.3 2
Allowed take   91,550   65,950
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Total through May 8, 2024. Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2024
pike
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 09-Jan. 09 94 393 0 0 94 393 457 2,574 2 2
Jan. 10-Feb. 02 204 884 0 0 204 884 703 4,773 2 2
Feb, 03-25 374 1,153 0 0 374 1,153 663 3,315 2 2
Feb. 26-March 26 - - - - - - - - 2 2
May 11-31 0 0 216 768 216 768 3,930 13,956 2 2
June 1-15 239 1,011 83 333 322 1,344 1,511 6,051 2 2
June 16-30 66 137 44 166 110 303 795 3,023 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 29 129 29 129 532 2,345 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 28 124 28 124 505 2,251 2 2
Aug. 1-15 28 116 17 101 45 217 300 1,829 2 2
Aug. 16-31 58 176 25 127 83 303 461 2,313 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 22 155 22 155 395 2,811 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 21 174 21 174 381 3,162 2 2
Oct. 1-31 - - - - - - - - 2 2
Winter Tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Summer tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Unsurveyed night - - - - - - - - 2 2
All ice fishing 672 2,430 0 0 298 1,277 1,823 10,662 2 2
Open water survey - - - - - - - - 2 2
Other open water - - - - - - - - 2 2
Year-to-date totals 1,063 3,870 485 2,076 876 3,516 10,633 48,403 1,563 2 7,730.5 2
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Total through May 8, 2024. Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2024
perch
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 09-Jan. 09 521 268 12,505 1,109 1 1
Jan. 10-Feb. 02 1,664 786 10,593 2,261 1 1
Feb. 03-25 1,650 664 7,821 733 1 1
Feb. 26-March 26 - - - - 1 1
May 11-31 0 0 118 10 1 1
June 1-15 43 56 692 272 1 1
June 16-30 480 444 66 41 1 1
July 1-15 53 35 133 97 1 1
July 16-31 897 1,006 1,578 628 1 1
Aug. 1-15 0 0 849 174 1 1
Aug. 16-31 440 383 827 233 1 1
Sept. 1-15 0 0 176 88 1 1
Sept. 16-30 339 249 212 48 1 1
Oct. 1-31 - - - - 1 1
Winter tournaments - - - - 1 1
Summer tournaments - - - - 1 1
Unsurveyed night - - - - 1 1
All ice fishing 3,878 1,774 31,729 4,385 1 1
Open water survey - - - - 1 1
Other open water - - - - 1 1
Year-to-date totals 5,748 3,642 35,570 5,694 1,619 1 1,231 1
Allowed take   36,500   36,500
1 Total through May 8, 2024. Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Last update: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 @ 09:41 am CDT
2023
Walleye

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2023 walleye
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 20-Jan. 22 613 2,263 25 31 638 2,294 13,657 16,960 2 2
Jan. 23-Feb. 26 457 1,716 28 24 485 1,740 15,283 13,264 2 2
March 4-28 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 126 2 2
May Opener-31 2,441 9,234 340 868 2,781 10,102 24,562 63,579 2 2
June 1-15 1,334 5,041 2,091 5,028 3,425 10,069 26,789 65,376 2 2
June 16-30 1,818 6,654 3,600 7,074 5,418 13,728 36,997 73,640 2 2
July 1-15 1,087 4,072 1,868 3,390 2,955 7,462 17,924 32,768 2 2
July 16-31 368 1,337 737 1,231 1,105 2,568 6,632 11,331 2 2
Aug. 1-15 1,506 4,788 1,912 2,608 3,418 7,396 14,465 20,429 2 2
Aug. 16-31 771 2,576 696 1,116 1,467 3.692 7,820 12,583 2 2
Sept. 1-15 200 644 374 615 574 1259 4,647 7,747 2 2
Sept. 16-30 106 315 107 226 213 541 2,324 4,949 2 2
Oct. 1-31 273 920 41 125 314 1,045 2,254 7,039 2 2
Winter Tournaments 15 62 2 1 17 64 681 649 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 267 566 267 566 3,820 8,660 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 10,989 39,622 12,093 22,903 23,082 62,525 177,874 339,099 27,501 59,097.6
Allowed take   100,300   74,700
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2023 pike
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 20-Jan. 22 245 1,205 0 0 245 1,205 184 436 2 2
Jan. 23-Feb. 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 501 2 2
March 4-28 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 164 2 2
May Opener-31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,184 4,958 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 80 291 80 291 1,450 5,287 2 2
June 16-30 400 1,408 197 1,015 597 2,503 3,580 18,446 2 2
July 1-15 112 455 29 128 141 583 525 2,329 2 2
July 16-31 94 229 28 239 122 468 502 4,345 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 10 35 10 35 176 630 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 31 191 31 191 559 3,475 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 13 59 13 59 234 1,074 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 9 63 9 63 158 1,138 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 4 18 4 18 68 321 2 2
Winter Tournaments 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 852 3,379 399 2,037 1,251 5,416 8,843 43,104 1,368 5,730.3
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2023 perch
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 20-Jan. 22 2,106 885 13,277 1,433 1 1
Jan. 23-Feb. 26 4,012 2,355 19,958 3,321 1 1
March 4-28 831 434 47 3 1 1
May Opener-31 0 0 222 42 1 1
June 1-15 372 171 1,178 344 1 1
June 16-30 668 495 3,080 1,141 1 1
July 1-15 450 237 4,800 2,530 1 1
July 16-31 268 107 1,742 667 1 1
Aug. 1-15 1,368 674 3,782 838 1 1
Aug. 16-31 425 241 1,727 797 1 1
Sept. 1-15 400 302 534 149 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 634 155 1 1
Oct. 1-31 0 0 0 0 1 1
Winter tournaments 44 36 305 95 1 1
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 1 1
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 1 1
Year-to-date totals 10,944 5,937 51,286 11,515 1,325 1,017.9
Allowed take   73,000   73,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
2022
Walleye

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2022 walleye
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 24-Jan. 26 1,353 4,624 47 68 1,400 4,692 25,608 36,890 2 2
Jan. 25-Feb. 27 615 2,047 27 32 642 2,079 14,840 17,278 2 2
Feb. 28-March 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
May Opener-31 1,147 4,143 288 657 1,435 4,800 22,746 52,319 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 490 980 490 980 15,806 35,927 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 318 650 318 650 4,927 11,339 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 48 108 48 108 532 1,347 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 242 372 242 372 2,153 3,687 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 185 321 85 321 1,752 3,053 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 112 218 112 218 1,108 2,163 2 2
Sept. 1-15 183 555 101 73 284 628 1,250 903 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 44 67 44 67 1,027 1,570 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 4 6 4 6 526 728 2 2
Winter Tournaments 5 16 1 1 6 17 435 543 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 178 370 178 370 3,582 7,287 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 3,303 11,385 2,085 4,173 5,388 15,558 96,292 175,034 - 48,875
Allowed take   80,300   54,700
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2022 pike
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 24-Jan. 26 105 1,016 0 0 105 1,016 255 1,708 2 2
Jan. 25-Feb. 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 1,074 2 2
Feb. 28-March 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
May Opener-31 0 0 0 0 0 0 286 2,618 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 25 107 25 107 456 1,950 2 2
June 16-30 284 1,277 21 120 305 1,397 381 2,174 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 27 192 27 192 488 3,496 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 16 78 16 78 289 1,416 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 18 77 18 77 324 1,391 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 1,366 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 7 75 7 75 122 1,366 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 25 178 25 178 457 3,245 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 4 15 4 15 75 277 2 2
Winter Tournaments 3 7 0 0 3 7 0 0 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 392 2,300 143 842 427 2,119 3,220 20,715 - 3,435
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2022 perch
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 24-Jan. 26 721 412 11,479 1,144 1 1
Jan. 25-Feb. 27 2,273 664 27,055 2,217 1 1
Feb. 28-March 21 0 0 55 1 1 1
May Opener-31 96 79 95 16 1 1
June 1-15 0 0 140 57 1 1
June 16-30 0 0 480 76 1 1
July 1-15 0 0 399 250 1 1
July 16-31 0 0 1,077 198 1 1
Aug. 1-15 0 0 754 111 1 1
Aug. 16-31 0 0 715 133 1 1
Sept. 1-15 0 0 701 191 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oct. 1-31 - - - - 1 1
Winter tournaments - - - - 1 1
Summer tournaments - - - - 1 1
Unsurveyed night - - - - 1 1
Year-to-date totals 3,090 1,155 42,950 4,394 - 486
Allowed take   135,000   135,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
2021
Walleye

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2021 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 26-Jan. 26 2,735 8,491 79 155 2,814 8.646 42,508 76,415 2 2
Jan. 27-Feb. 28 2,250 7.060 69 155 2,319 7,215 37,355 76,700 2 2
March 1-21 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 143 2 2
May Opener-31 4,230 12,969 3,078 6,122 7,308 19,091 117,749 232,915 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 2,525 5,419 2,525 5,419 34,208 72,908 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 3,716 8,027 3,716 8,027 41,741 89,586 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 46 83 46 83 354 635 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 1,329 2,481 1,329 2,481 8,936 16,616 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 393 648 393 648 3,185 5,209 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 283 486 283 486 2,565 4,569 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 17 25 17 25 258 372 2 2
Sept. 16-30 134 419 117 184 251 603 2,631 4,127 2 2
Oct. 1-31 156 466 165 298 321 764 5,934 10,734 2 2
Winter Tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Summer tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Unsurveyed night - - - - - - - - 2 2
Year-to-date totals 9,505 29,405 11,817 24,083 21,320 53,485 292,424 590,887 27,129 51,355.6
Allowed take   87,800   62,200
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2021 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 26-Jan. 26 112 364 0 0 112 364 246 1,324 2 2
Jan. 27-Feb. 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 913 2 2
March 1-21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
May Opener-31 204 635 70 294 274 929 1,268 5,364 2 2
June 1-15 34 131 60 235 94 366 1,088 4,266 2 2
June 16-30 33 120 11 30 44 150 196 538 2 2
July 1-15 71 283 23 140 94 423 425 2,545 2 2
July 16-31 222 804 12 66 234 870 222 1,191 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 4 54 4 54 75 977 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 13 55 13 55 233 1,009 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 9 89 9 89 172 1,618 2 2
Sept. 16-30 81 370 40 339 121 709 726 6,164 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 9 21 9 21 156 385 2 2
Winter Tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Summer tournaments - - - - - - - - 2 2
Unsurveyed night - - - - - - - - 2 2
Year-to-date totals 757 2,707 250 1,312 1,007 4,019 4,989 26,098 512 2,675.1
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2021 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 26-Jan. 26 229 192 12,457 1,290 1 1
Jan. 27-Feb. 28 656 381 7,688 955 1 1
March 1-21 152 47 2,188 55 1 1
May Opener-31 0 0 0 0 1 1
June 1-15 0 0 28 4 1 1
June 16-30 0 0 326 188 1 1
July 1-15 0 0 96 23 1 1
July 16-31 37 27 593 194 1 1
Aug. 1-15 0 0 398 67 1 1
Aug. 16-31 0 0 155 41 1 1
Sept. 1-15 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oct. 1-31 0 0 0 0 1 1
Winter tournaments - - - - 1 1
Summer tournaments - - - - 1 1
Unsurveyed night - - - - 1 1
Year-to-date totals 1,074 647 23,929 2,817 131 113.8
Allowed take   135,000   135,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
2020
Walleye

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2020 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 18-Jan. 8 2,144 7,036 85 161 2,229 7,197 45,848 84,577 2 2
Jan. 9-31 3,717 11,943 182 360 3,899 12,303 98,306 189,247 2 2
Feb. 1-23 2,895 9,505 102 237 2,997 9,742 54,901 123,706 2 2
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 0 0 0 1 0 1 185 399 2 2
May Opener-31 0 0 2,152 5,475 2.152 5,475 194,537 457,598 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 1,614 3,902 1,614 3,902 41,963 101,410 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 8,108 19,365 8,108 19,365 112,696 268,988 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 298 858 298 858 1,899 5,458 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 226 809 226 809 1,627 5,854 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 1,562 3,143 1,562 3,143 13,343 26,860 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 906 1.950 906 1,950 7,897 17,003 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 252 630 252 630 5,446 13,586 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 155 359 155 359 5,443 12,561 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 35 78 35 78 11,012 24,908 2 2
Winter Tournaments 4 12 3 7 7 19 1,544 3,474 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 551 1,323 551 1,323 13.312 31,810 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 8,760 28,496 16,236 38,252 24,996 66,748 609,959 1,367,439 17,581 33,113
Allowed take   87,800   62,200
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2020 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 18-Jan. 8 359 2,218 0 0 359 2,218 750 3,442 2 2
Jan. 9-31 167 600 0 0 167 600 248 1,735 2 2
Feb. 1-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 326 1,910 2 2
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 62 258 0 0 62 258 31 390 2 2
May Opener-31 136 649 135 540 271 1,189 2,456 9,811 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 68 404 68 404 1,237 7,342 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 81 283 81 283 1,466 5,153 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 0 0 29 87 524 1,583 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 0 0 11 44 191 791 2 2
Aug. 1-15 97 541 8 60 105 601 146 1,085 2 2
Aug. 16-31 54 283 18 133 72 416 322 2,425 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 103 623 103 623 1,180 11,321 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 5 31 5 31 85 555 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 16 89 16 89 292 1,618 2 2
Winter Tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 875 4,559 473 2,293 1,348 6,852 9,995 49,163 251 1,267
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2020 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 18-Jan. 8 0 0 11,337 941 1 1
Jan. 9-31 1,300 1,383 5,073 909 1 1
Feb. 1-23 959 768 5,081 986 1 1
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 277 82 4,684 493 1 1
May Opener-31 0 0 227 45 1 1
June 1-15 0 0 95 29 1 1
June 16-30 150 143 451 216 1 1
July 1-15 0 0 65 1 1 1
July 16-31 0 0 287 26 1 1
Aug. 1-15 0 0 1,310 613 1 1
Aug. 16-31 0 0 215 65 1 1
Sept. 1-15 0 0 1,611 36 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oct. 1-31 73 38 73 6 1 1
Winter tournaments 121 150 85 18 1 1
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 1 1
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 1 1
Year-to-date totals 2,880 2,564 30,594 4,384 13 13.4
Allowed take   135,000   135,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
2019
Walleye

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2019 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill 3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 15-Jan. 7 1,244 4,080 105 203 1,349 4,283 56,965 110,136 2 2
Jan. 8-31 1,770 6,083 132 271 1,902 6,354 71,533 146,725 2 2
Feb. 1-24 1,373 4,725 74 150 1,447 4,875 40,134 81,380 2 2
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 0 0 1 2 1 2 177 918 2 2
May Opener-31 3,976 14,001 672 1,646 4,648 15,779 92,784 229,944 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 2,043 5,269 2,043 5,269 68,666 178,537 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 4,741 11,029 4,741 11,029 105,394 246,918 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 8,154 20,718 8,154 20,718 73,400 188,060 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 4,414 11,702 4,414 11,702 32,064 85,642 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 3.632 7.909 3,632 7,909 27,682 60,733 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 1,279 2,477 1,279 2,477 15,268 29,900 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 259 611 259 611 6,032 14,293 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 131 311 131 311 3,943 9,292 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 5 17 5 17 1,177 3,736 2 2
Winter Tournaments 3 9 4 9 7 18 2,344 4,832 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 689 1,638 689 1,638 11,823 28,540 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Year-to-date totals 8,366 28,898 26,335 63,962 34,701 92,860 609,386 1,419,586 24,316 45,033
Allowed take   87,800   62,200
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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2019 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 15-Jan. 7 591 2,162 0 0 591 2,162 575 3,420 2 2
Jan. 8-31 0 0 0 0 0 0 506 3,472 2 2
Feb. 1-24 89 338 0 0 89 338 376 2,158 2 2
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 330 2 2
May Opener-31 175 767 89 317 264 1,084 1,621 5,767 2 2
June 1-15 168 729 55 207 223 936 998 3,772 2 2
June 16-30 41 177 47 166 88 343 846 3,015 2 2
July 1-15 168 678 42 179 210 857 771 3,263 2 2
July 16-31 120 283 51 221 171 504 933 4,019 2 2
Aug. 1-15 100 446 15 81 115 527 267 1,475 2 2
Aug. 16-31 104 551 35 240 139 791 645 4,372 2 2
Sept. 1-15 746 2,611 29 162 775 2,773 519 2,948 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 9 34 9 34 159 617 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 6 49 6 49 107 884 2 2
Winter Tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Summer tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 2 2
Unsurveyed night 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 2
Year-to-date totals 2,302 8,742 378 1,657 2,680 10,399 8.381 39,512 442 2,044
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2019 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 15-Jan. 7 2,309 1,293 6,275 671 1 1
Jan. 8-31 3,316 1,685 5,863 1,073 1 1
Feb. 1-24 799 658 4,076 814 1 1
Feb. 25-Mar. 19 0 0 232 17 1 1
May Opener-31 0 0 88 29 1 1
June 1-15 193 181 248 22 1 1
June 16-30 0 0 410 338 1 1
July 1-15 56 56 977 601 1 1
July 16-31 309 241 983 151 1 1
Aug. 1-15 0 0 975 348 1 1
Aug. 16-31 0 0 849 210 1 1
Sept. 1-15 0 0 280 107 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oct. 1-31 0 0 0 0 1 1
Winter tournaments 23 23 87 9 1 1
Summer tournaments 23 - 2 - 1 1
Unsurveyed night 0 0 - - 1 1
Year-to-date totals 7,028 4,137 21,345 4,390 153 142
Allowed take   135,000   135,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
2018
Walleye

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State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality1 Total kill4 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 9-Jan. 2 287 877 68 162 355 1,039 36,977 81,721 2 2
Jan. 3-29 1,048 3,271 63 186 1,111 3,457 33,790 94,149 2 2
Jan. 30-Feb. 25 419 1,380 33 105 452 1,485 17,627 53,451 2 2
Feb. 26-March 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 210 2 2
May 12-31 0 0 470 1,561 470 1,561 43,420 134,592 2 2
June 1-15 0 0 1,338 3,590 1,338 3,590 44,704 111,431 2 2
June 16-30 0 0 3,259 10,197 3,259 10,197 52,469 153,150 2 2
July 1-15 0 0 3,917 12,290 3,917 12,290 34,511 100,908 2 2
July 16-31 0 0 1,680 4,511 1,680 4,511 14,011 34,991 2 2
Aug. 1-15 0 0 989 1,625 989 1625 8,432 12,806 2 2
Aug. 16-31 0 0 1,773 2,641 1,773 2,641 16,758 22,998 2 2
Sept. 1-15 0 0 618 1,151 618 1,151 8,821 15,248 2 2
Sept. 16-30 0 0 214 535 214 535 5,878 13,659 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 47 189 47 189 12,250 45,912 2 2
Year-to-date totals 1,754 5,528 14,469 38,743 16,223 44,271 329,726 875,226 14,787 27,415
Allowed take   87,800   3
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Not established.
4 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Northern Pike

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State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Hooking mortality 1 Total kill3 Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 9-Jan. 2 716 2,971 0 0 716 2,971 954 6,693 2 2
Jan. 3-29 103 324 0 0 103 324 243 1,707 2 2
Jan. 30-Feb. 25 250 964 0 0 250 964 109 399 2 2
Feb. 26-March 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
May 12-31 54 185 97 491 151 676 1,761 8,920 2 2
June 1-15 29 102 73 273 102 375 1,332 4,959 2 2
June 16-30 34 58 52 130 86 188 937 2,363 2 2
July 1-15 269 886 10 55 279 941 182 997 2 2
July 16-31 714 2,481 49 347 763 2,828 896 6,306 2 2
Aug. 1-15 714 2,481 49 347 763 2,828 741 5,397 2 2
Aug. 16-31 60 284 9 58 69 342 161 1,057 2 2
Sept. 1-15 563 1,767 62 331 625 2,098 1,135 6,014 2 2
Sept. 16-30 32 117 46 347 78 464 844 6,310 2 2
Oct. 1-31 0 0 7 77 7 77 132 1,405 2 2
Year-to-date totals 2,952 10,548 447 2,405 3,399 12,953 9,427 52,527 1,220 4,935
Allowed take   50,000   50,000
1 Estimate of fish that die after being caught and released (i.e. hooking mortality).
2 Not reported by state angler period.
3 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.
Yellow Perch

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2018 creel
State anglers Tribal fishing
Harvested Released Total kill
Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs. Fish Lbs.
Dec. 9-Jan. 2 1,145 363 8,813 615 1 1
Jan. 3-29 1,273 869 4,557 718 1 1
Jan. 30-Feb. 25 715 768 6,639 726 1 1
Feb. 26-March 12 58 41 3,021 199 1 1
May 12-31 0 0 128 107 1 1
June 1-15 146 30 211 80 1 1
June 16-30 511 213 511 255 1 1
July 1-15 156 153 688 449 1 1
July 16-31 0 0 1,017 343 1 1
Aug. 1-15 156 130 1,268 80 1 1
Aug. 16-31 309 274 971 145 1 1
Sept. 1-15 41 54 1,404 272 1 1
Sept. 16-30 0 0 112 70 1 1
Oct. 1-31 0 0 0 0 1 1
Year-to-date totals 4,510 2,895 29,340 4,059 3,191 2,041
Allowed take   135,000   135,000
1 Not reported by state angler period.
2 Total kill is harvest combined with hooking mortality.

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