Walleye Harvest W alleye are managed with a long-term average target harvest of 430,000 pounds. The average walleye harvest from 1995-1999 is 407,967 pounds. Seventy-one percent of the walleye harvest occurs during the summer, along the south shore of Lake of the Woods. The walleye population is in very good shape with about 15 year classes represented in the annual fall population assessment. The male was 23.5 inches long, while the female was 28.1 inches long.
Anglers are frequently interested in the age of walleye they have caught.
It is rather difficult to provide this information with a large degree of certainty, because individual fish can grow at very different rates. The sex of a fish, stage of sexual maturity and various genetic factors all influence growth in a population. Between lakes, climatic conditions and lake productivity can be major influences. Generally, walleye in Lake of the Woods reach 12 inches long when they are three years old. Male walleye longer than 24 inches are extremely rare.