Little Falls area fisheries

The Little Falls area fisheries work area

Anglers who fish in Benton, Morrison, Mille Lacs and Todd county benefit from the management, habitat and oversight work of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Little Falls area fisheries staff.

Area Fisheries Supervisor Eric Altena and a staff of four full-time and two part-time employees manage 90 fishing lakes and 471 miles of rivers and streams. These waters include popular fishing destinations such as Alexander, Big Birch and Shamineau lakes plus portions of the Mississippi, Crow Wing, Rum and Sauk rivers.

What we do

A pair of bluegills caught during a spring assessment.

• Stock two water bodies with pure-strain muskellunge.
• Stock 38 lakes with walleye fry or fingerlings.
• Produce and stock 1,500-5,000 lbs. of walleye fingerlings each year.
• Produce up to 5,000 muskelunge fingerlings each year.
• Provide fish for two county fair displays.
• Provide support for watershed districts and youth education efforts.
• Drawdown of Little Rock Lake and Sartell Pool to improve water quality.
• Research of bass populations in area lakes and evaluation of special bluegill regulations.
• Ice-out fisheries surveys to gain insight into walleye, northern pike, and muskie populations in larger area lakes, such as Alexander, Fish Trap, and Shamineau.

Area highlights

• Little Falls Area Lakes Guide - Guide
• Stocking - Check the LakeFinder
• Surveys - Check the LakeFinder
• 2016 Survey Schedule - Lake Surveys
• Stream Survey Schedule 2016 - Stream Surveys
• Preliminary Survey results 2016
• Drawdown Related Information-Sartell Pool-Little Rock Lake – Delayed until summer 2019
• Special/Experimental Regulations in Our Area - Regulations
• Events in our area -Largemouth Bass regulation modification to Pierz-Fish Lake and Sunfish regulations proposed on six area lakes! See here  Events
• Special Surveys in our area - Special Surveys

 

Area staff

Contact our Little Falls staff

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Name	Position	Phone	Email
Eric Altena	Area supervisor	320-616-2450, Ext. 225	[email protected]
Brady Becker	Assistant area supervisor	320-616-2450, Ext. 226	[email protected]
Steve Marod	Fisheries specialist	320-616-2450, Ext. 239	[email protected]
Tanner Stevens	Fisheries specialist	320-616-2450, Ext. 227	[email protected]
Larry Zimmerman	Fisheries technician	320-616-2450, Ext. 247	[email protected]
Audrey Kuchinski	Aquatic plant specialist	320-616-2450, Ext. 235	[email protected]
Rachael Nicoll	Office administrative specialist	320-616-2450, Ext. 221