Lake City area fisheries

Lake City area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work on a handful of reservoirs and the Mississippi River from Hastings to the Iowa border in Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.The area includes the Mississippi's 29,295-acre Lake Pepin, which stretches 21 miles from Red Wing to Alma, Wis. Area staff also manage 200 miles of trout streams and two popular medium-sized rivers – the Cannon and Zumbro.
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The Lake City fisheries work area

Where to find us

1801 South Oak Street
Lake City, MN 55041
651-299-4010
[email protected]
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What can I catch?

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Lake management planning

Lakes scheduled for 2026

People who want to discuss the individual fisheries listed below must use the contact information listed below during February and March. 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 use the contact information listed below for each lake.

Lake (nearest city)CountyEmail contactPhone contact
Zumbro (Oronoco)Olmstead651-299-4010

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?

Individuals as well as representatives of lake associations, outdoors groups, conservations organizations and local units of government are encouraged to comment.

Talk with us

Lake City staff

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Nick SchlesserArea supervisor651-299-4030[email protected]
Charmayne AndersonAssistant area supervisor651-299-4027[email protected]
Nick HerediaLarge lake specialist651-299-4032[email protected]
Brian BeyerlFisheries specialist651-299-4026[email protected]
Dan SpenceFisheries specialist651-299-4031[email protected]
Kennan BrueningInvasive Carp specialist651-299-4039[email protected]
Neil RudeMississippi River habitat coordinator651-299-4025[email protected]
Doug DietermanResearch scientist651-299-4029[email protected]
Devon OliverResearch scientist651-299-4028[email protected]

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