REGIONAL—The walleye season may have come to an end for now for most anglers, but that makes it a good time to read up and weigh in on updates to management plans for a number of area lakes.
The Department of Natural Resources is taking public comments on management plans for dozens of lakes in northern St. Louis and Lake counties.
People who want to discuss any of the individual fisheries listed below must call or email the area fisheries office listed for each lake during March.
“People interested in the health and quality of Minnesota’s fisheries are a critical part of the DNR’s fisheries lake management planning process,” said Shannon Fisher, DNR fisheries populations and regulations manager. “These plans establish fisheries management goals and objectives for each lake and define the work fisheries biologists do each year. Observations and input from a lake’s stakeholders are essential to the planning effort.”
Comments about preferred experiences, observations or general concerns about the fishery – rather than suggestions on how DNR might accomplish a specific goal or objective – are the most helpful kinds of input.
Management plans in the Tower and International Falls work areas currently being updated include those for the following lakes:
Tower area
Arthur, Bear Head, Deep, Ely, Embarrass, Emberrass Pit, Ensign, Everett, Farm, Garden, Hanson (Burntside), Miner’s Pit, Mott Pit, Mudro, Pike River Flowage, Sand, Slim, South Farm, White Iron, Whitewater. Contact Keith Reeves at 218-300-7803 or keith.reeves@state.mn.us
International Falls area
Agnes, Battle, Brown, Dark, Echo, Elephant, Fat, Gun, Ryan, Winchester.
Contact Phil Talmage at 218-598-8196 or phil.talmage@state.mn.us