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DNR schedules summer fisheries surveys on Duluth area lakes

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct lake surveys and population assessments during the 2009 field season in the Duluth Fisheries Area which includes parts of St. Louis and Lake Counties.  In addition, 42 streams and rivers will be continuously monitored for temperature throughout the summer.   Fisheries surveys and assessments monitor changes in fish populations and determine whether management strategies have been effective.  Survey frequency varies on each lake depending on angler use, lake size, and frequency of stocking. DNR staff use the data in developing individual fisheries lake management plans.  The plans identify goals for key species in the lake and outline specific management activities.

Dates for surveys and assessments for the summer are tentative, and waters could still be added or dropped from the list.   

Lakes and streams to be surveyed or assessed this year include:

June 15-18: Moose Lake 

June 22-26: Indian Lake

June 29-July 2: Hizer Lake, Chub Lake, Wolf Lake

July 6-10: St. Louis Estuary

July 13-17: St. Louis Estuary, Sand Lake

July 20-24: Wild Rice Reservoir, Big Bear Lake, Hartley Pond

July 27-31: Wild Rice Reservoir, Hartley Pond

August 3-7: Wild Rice Reservoir, Cooks Lake

August 10-14: Murphy Lake, Cross Lake

August 17-21: Pike Lake

August 24-28: Wolf Lake

August 31-Sept. 4: Chub Lake

September 8-11: Barrs Lake               

June-September: Artichoke Creek, Blackhoof River, Brophy Creek, Campers Creek, Captain Jacobson Creek, Chester Creek, West Branch Chester Creek, Deer Creek, French River, Tributary 14.1 to French River, Tributary 7 to Gooseberry River, Kehtel Creek, Knife River, West Branch Knife River, Little Knife River, Little West, Miller Creek, North Fork Nemadji River, Net River, Spring Creek (to Blackhoof), Stewart River, Sucker River, Talmadge River, UsKabWanKa River June Bass Electrofishing: Chub Lake, Indian Lake, Moose Lake, Murphy Lake, Pike Lake September Walleye Electrofishing: Bassett Lake, Boulder Reservoir, Eagle Lake, Fish Lake Reservoir 

For more information contact the Duluth Fisheries Office at 218-525‑0853