Aitkin area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work throughout Aitkin County for 150 fishing lakes, 110 miles of the Mississippi River and hundreds of miles of other warm water rivers and streams.
Popular area waters are Big Sandy, Farm Island, Cedar and Minnewawa.
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What can I catch?
Wondering what fish you can catch and when you can catch them? Seasons vary for different fish so use our fishing season listing to find out.Get started fishing
We can help you get started fishing. Check out our tips and links to information on how to fish, filleting fish, frying fish and more.- Fishing opportunities
Outlooks
Area lakes by county
Learn to fish
Fishing piers & boat ramps by county
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- Lake management planning
- 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. No lakes are scheduled for updates in 2024.
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Aitkin staff
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Rick Bruesewitz Area supervisor 218-429-3031 [email protected] Vacant Assistant area supervisor 218-429-3031 Daniel McCann Fisheries specialist 218-429-3031 [email protected] Kris Nissen Fisheries technician 218-429-3031 [email protected] Tom Jones Regional treaty coordinator 218-429-3031 [email protected] Serena Miazzo Office administrative specialist 218-429-3031 [email protected]