For all those that plan on fishing Red for walleye this winter and eat fish on the ice, check out the following information:

Beginning Jan. 12, 2008 anglers fishing Upper Red Lake will have to keep the carcasses of walleyes and northerns they eat on the lake to prove the fish were legal size.

NOTE: This is only for Upper Red Lake

Anglers must retain carcasses with head, spinal column and tail intact when cleaning a fish for a meal. Carcasses must be kept so they can be separated, counted and measured for the remainder of the day in which the fish were consumed.

Remember that the current daily and possession limit is two fish (three-fish walleye limit next spring) and cooked and eaten fish count toward the daily limit.

Upper Red Lake protected slot:
Walleyes 17" to 26"
Northerns 26" to 40"