Only 1-2 more years until guys are “hammering Mille Lacs jumbo perch” …that with a tail pinch and some rounding hit 9 1/4″ smash
^To be honest, I hope the perch fishery catches on and becomes a staple of Mille Lacs. IF (and I am not saying it has) the walleye population drops more over time and some of the other predators moderate, that place has the makings of being a perch machine…more than it ever has been. The clearing waters and increased weed growth at depth don’t seem to bother the perch and some of the classes coming out recently are impressive despite all the predation.
Very unlikely. There are a lot of mouths to feed in the lake at the moment.