A lot of things are combining to threaten the walleye population - voracious small fish (gobies, white perch, perch) eat their eggs, zebra mussels filter out the microscopic food walleye fry depend on, viruses, low or no-oxygen conditions and other effects of toxic algae create all kinds of problems, and now the brutal storms during spawning that probably wiped out this year's hatch on the lake. Enjoy the walleye while they last. I'm afraid we're headed back to the 60s and the government isn't going to do a damn thing to stop it. A lot more money to be made in shipping, farming and generating electricity than there is in fishing, so the recreational fisherman is screwed. Our only chance is to organize and scream our heads off, because we'll never be able to challenge big business' cash contributions.

- Cast Party