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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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) County Email contact Phone contact Ahsub Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Big Moose St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Birch (Babbitt) St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Chant St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Colby St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Conchu Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Cub St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Dan Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Disappointment Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Eagles Nest 1 St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Eagles Nest 2 St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Eagles Nest 3 St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Foss St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Glacier Pond 1 Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Glacier Pond 2 Lake [email protected] 218-300-7803 Johnson St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Joseph St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 Norberg St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 St. Mary's St. Louis [email protected] 218-300-7803 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.
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Tower staff
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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] Miranda LaPoint Office and administrative specialist 218-300-7802 [email protected] Trent Monson Fisheries technician 218-300-7806 [email protected]
