Windom area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 80 fishing lakes and 2,000 miles of rivers and streams in Cottonwood, Jackson, southern Lincoln, southern Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock and Watonwan counties.
Popular area waters are Lake Benton, Lake Sarah, Lake Shaokotan and Lake Shetek as well as the muskellunge fisheries of Fox Lake and the Fairmont Chain of Lakes.
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Position
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Ryan Doorenbos Area supervisor 507-832-6013 [email protected] Nate Hodgins Assistant area supervisor 507-832-6015 [email protected] Jonah Dagel Fisheries specialist 507-832-6014 [email protected] Luke Rossow Fisheries technician 507-832-6012 [email protected] Autumn Bezdicek Office Administrative Assistant 507-832-6011 [email protected]