Agreed with a lot of what is in here, and very happy to see that people are starting to take notice, I can only hope the DNR is paying attention as well.
The walleye limit is already 4 on LOW on the US side, Ontario and Manitoba are generally at 2 but there are other license options available up there.
The protected slot has definitely done it’s job as there are far more “trophy” fish now than prior to the slot being put in. The problem is that there isn’t a lower limit such as 13-14″ for walleye. As has been stated in this thread, there are a ton of 12″ limits going home all winter long.
Another thing I’d like to mention is that the DNR estimated in excess of 4 million angling hours this past winter season, over 4 times the summer pressure. Something I haven’t seen addressed on this thread is why resorts or landowners around the lake are allowed to create, maintain, & get rich off of roads on a public resource. Can I take my D9 Cat out to Beltrami and make a road from Norris Camp to Red Lake to give hunters better access to the Big Bog? Of course not, but what’s the difference? Why are we standing by and letting people get rich while destroying a public resource? The couple commenters here that said the resorts up here have a lot of clout have hit the nail on the head, I’m just guessing that they have no idea how huge that issue is.