Tower area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 900 fishing lakes and 2,200 miles of rivers and streams in northern St. Louis and northern Lake counties.
Popular area waters are many popular fishing lakes in the western region of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Lake Vermilion – a premier walleye and muskellunge destination.
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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Keith Reeves Area fisheries supervisor 218-300-7803 [email protected] Brent Flatten Assistant area fisheries supervisor 218-300-7807 [email protected] Matt Hennen Large lake specialist (Vermilion) 218-300-7810 [email protected] Joe LaForte Office and administrative specialist 218-300-7802 [email protected] Kamden Glade Fisheries specialist 218-300-7804 [email protected] Trent Monson Fisheries technician 218-300-7806 [email protected] Jeff Mueller Fisheries technician 218-300-7808 [email protected]