Aitkin area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work throughout Aitkin County for 150 fishing lakes, 110 miles of the Mississippi River and hundreds of miles of other warm water rivers and streams.
Popular area waters are Big Sandy, Farm Island, Cedar and Minnewawa.
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Rick Bruesewitz Area supervisor 218-429-3010 [email protected] Greg Berg Assistant area supervisor 218-429-3010 [email protected] Vacant Fisheries specialist Kris Nissen Fisheries technician 218-429-3010 [email protected] Tom Jones Regional treaty coordinator 218-429-3010 [email protected] Kristi Kunz Office administrative specialist 218-429-3010 [email protected]