Overview
- The daily and possession limit on Mille Lacs Lake drops from 10 to five in early February, with reports listing Feb. 6 or Feb. 9 and the DNR website as the definitive source.
- The regulation remains in effect through Nov. 30, 2026.
- The DNR says the change aims to maintain a healthy perch population and keep harvest within the state's allocation, noting perch also sustain predators such as walleye.
- State-licensed anglers had already logged more than 17,000 pounds toward the 2026 share by Jan. 18.
- Mille Lacs is co-managed with Ojibwe Tribes, and fisheries chief Brad Parsons says perch harvests over the past two years were more than double earlier years, signaling strong abundance.