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Mille Lacs walleye: Many questions, a few answers

Lake Mille Lacs
Lake Mille Lacs, on July 30.
Dan Kraker | MPR News

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ended walleye fishing season early this year, closing the lake to walleye anglers late Monday night after the lake's harvest limit for the season had been met.

When it comes to walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota's would-be anglers are left without answers to some important ecological questions.

Will the walleye population rebound, or continue its decline?

Does the DNR actually have a good way of measuring how many fish are thriving?

How much will recreational businesses and resorts suffer with an early end to the season?

MPR News host Tom Weber woke with DNR commissioner Tom Landwehr, Twin Pines resort owner Bill Eno and Jim Zorn, executive director of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission about the past, present and future of walleye on the lake.