Duluth area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 344 lakes, 1,166 miles of trout stream and 3,315 miles of warm-water rivers and streams in Carlton and southern St. Louis counties.
Area waters are popular fishing destinations such as the St. Louis River Estuary, Island Lake Reservoir and the Blackhoof, Knife and Sucker rivers, which are premier trout streams.
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Wondering what fish you can catch and when you can catch them? Seasons vary for different fish so use our fishing season listing to find out.Get started fishing
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- Lake management planning
Lakes scheduled for 2024
People who want to discuss the individual fisheries listed below must call or email this area fisheries office during February. Your observations and comments will be considered as updates begin on these fisheries lake management plans.Comments from people interested in the health and quality of Minnesota’s fisheries are a critical part of the DNR’s fisheries lake management planning process. These plans establish fisheries management goals and objectives for each lake and guide the work fisheries biologists do each year.Clicking lake links below take you to LakeFinder, where you can find various lake specific information, including past fisheries surveys. To submit input or learn more about each lake’s management plan, please contact this area office.Lake (nearest city) County Boulder Reservoir (Duluth) St. Louis Forbay (Carlton) Carlton Wild Rice Reservoir (Duluth) St. Louis How you can help
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.Some questions to consider when formulating input could include:- What kind of fishing experience are you looking for?
- Are there fish habitat concerns you’d like to share?
- What species of fish are most important to you?
- Do you like catching fewer big fish or a lot of smaller fish?
- Stream management planning
- Connect with the Duluth area fisheries office through Friday, March 1, to comment on these fisheries stream management plans:
- Barrs Creek, St. Louis County
- Brophy Creek, St. Louis County
- Prairie River/Hasty Brook, St. Louis and Carlton counties
- Slaughterhouse Creek, Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to Clear Creek (Military Creek), Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to East Branch of Amity Creek (Cooper Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Hellwig Creek (Shippley Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Adolph Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Korby Creek), Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Jeffrey Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Solway Creek), St. Louis County
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Duluth staff
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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Dan Wilfond Area supervisor 218-302-3279 [email protected] Alisha Hallam Assistant area supervisor 218-302-3269 [email protected] Allen Brandt Fisheries specialist 218-353-8860 [email protected] Vacant Fisheries specialist Rebecca Palvere Fisheries technician 218-302-3282 [email protected] Fred Schmitz Buildings utility mechanic 218-302-3276 [email protected] Vacant Office administrative specialist