REGIONAL—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting anglers and others to comment through Friday, April 21, on fish management plans for several lakes in northern St. Louis County.
Fisheries management plans are being reviewed for the following lakes, all of which are located in the International Falls work area:
• Blackduck
• Johnson
• Kjostad
• Loon
• Mukooda
• Myrtle
• Pelican
The DNR will use comments and suggestions from the public as it updates fisheries management plans that identify specific management activities planned for these lakes over the next five to 20 years. The plans include a variety of fisheries information, including summaries and evaluation of past management activities and regulations, background information such as water chemistry and water temperature, and species presence, stocking, and historic catch rates from previous fisheries surveys.
The plans may also identify biological and social factors that may limit a fishery’s potential and seek to address limiting factors by prescribing science-based management tools when biologically, fiscally and socially appropriate.
Comments and suggestions from the public are important in identifying angler values and social considerations to include in plans. Public input is most useful before plans are finalized. 
Anyone can request information and share thoughts about fisheries management on these lakes by contacting the International Falls area fisheries office by email at interfalls.fisheries@state.mn.us or phone at 218-598-8196, or by U.S. mail at International Falls Area Fisheries, 392 Hwy. 11 East, International Falls, MN, 56649. Information about International Falls area lakes is also available on the DNR LakeFinder (mndnr.gov/lakefinder).
Comments and suggestions for managing other lakes and streams in the International Falls work area are welcome at any time and will be considered when those plans are due for review. More information about the International Falls area fisheries office is available on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/areas/fisheries/internationalfalls).