DNR reverses position on use of live bait on Mille Lacs

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to use live bait this summer after all. In a surprising turnabout, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Thursday reversed its position on the use of live bait announced last month.

Under regulations released in March, only anglers on commercial launches would have been able to use live bait. That rule was part of a larger package of regulations aimed at conserving walleyes on the troubled lake, including a rule that requires anglers to release all walleyes they catch.

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