Bemidji area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 113 fishing lakes and 220 miles of rivers and streams in Beltrami, Clearwater, northern Cass and northern Hubbard counties.
Popular area waters are Upper Red Lake, Cass Lake, Lake Bemidji and the lakes in Itasca State Park.
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Upper Red Lake
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Bemidji staff
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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Vacant Area supervisor Andy Thompson Interim area supervisor 218-308-2339 [email protected] Andrew Wiering Fisheries specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected] Tony Kennedy Large lake specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected] Tony Standera Fisheries specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected] Ethan Karppinen Fisheries specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected] Brian Herwig Research specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected] Robert Ekstrom Aquatic habitat specialist 218-308-2339 [email protected]