Anglers on one of Minnesota's largest lakes will be able to keep two walleye daily starting this spring, wildlife officials said Thursday.

The harvest limits, which mark an increase from last year, will go into effect when the season starts on May 10.

With Mille Lacs Lake in better fishing condition than it has been in many years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Thursday announced a two-walleye bag limit for the entirety of the season.

Following years of restrictive regulations, the Mille Lacs Lake walleye fishery appears to be in a healthy state, a viewpoint shared by both state and tribal fisheries biologists. The Minnesota DNR and Ojibwe treaty tribes drastically cut harvest more than a decade ago,

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which begins on Saturday, May 10, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 30. Harvested walleye must be 17 inches or greater, and only one of them can be over 20 inches.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says after years of tighter fishing regulations, the lake's walleye population appears to be at healthy levels.

Following years of restrictive regulations, the DNR says the Mille Lacs Lake walleye fishery appears to be in a healthy state.

The Minnesota DNR says that anglers can now keep two walleye caught from Lake Mille Lacs James Fishback, an investment manager who briefly worked with Vivek Ramaswamy in the earliest days of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),