Finland area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 561 fishing lakes and 2,178 miles of rivers and streams in Lake and western Cook counties.
Popular area waters are many lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 25 stream trout lakes and several premier brook trout and steelhead streams.
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Name
Position
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Email
Dean Paron Area supervisor 218-353-8855 [email protected] Kevin Mott Assistant area supervisor 218-353-8855 [email protected] Allen Brandt Fisheries specialist 218-353-8855 [email protected] Nathan Stewart Fisheries specialist 218-353-8855 [email protected] Dick Stern Fisheries technician 218-353-8855 [email protected]