I remember a presentation the DNR gave to the Hayward Rotary years ago. It was a shocking dose of reality. It was something like annually, 1/3 die or are eaten, 1/3 are caught, leaving 1/3 to maintain the population. Massage the numbers at little one way or another and the result still explains why the walleye needs a little help. Spearing was not yet legal, and the limits were five. The DNR was giving us the results of a study done on Sand Lake in Sawyer county. I think Frank Pratt was the fish manager at the time. Good man.
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