The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anglers and others to comment through Friday, March 1, on fisheries management plans.
In the Duluth area, plans for the following streams will be reviewed this winter:
- Barrs Creek, St. Louis County
- Brophy Creek, St. Louis County
- Prairie River/Hasty Brook, St. Louis and Carlton counties
- Slaughterhouse Creek, Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to Clear Creek (Military Creek), Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to East Branch of Amity Creek (Cooper Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Hellwig Creek (Shippley Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Adolph Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Korby Creek), Carlton County
- Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Jeffrey Creek), St. Louis County
- Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Solway Creek), St. Louis County
The DNR will use comments and suggestions from the public as it updates or creates new fisheries management plans that identify specific management activities planned for these streams over the next five to 20 years. The plans include a variety of fisheries information such as summaries and evaluation of past management activities and regulations; background information such as water chemistry and water temperature; and species presence, stocking, and historic catch rates from previous fisheries surveys.
As applicable, the plans also identify biological and social factors that might limit a fishery’s potential and seek to address limiting factors by prescribing science-based management tools when biologically, fiscally and socially appropriate.
Comments and suggestions from the public are important in identifying angler values and social considerations to address in plans. Public input is most useful before plans are finalized. Anyone can request information, including draft management plans and share thoughts about fisheries management by contacting the Duluth area fisheries office by email at [email protected] or phone at 218-302-3264.
Comments and suggestions for managing other lakes and streams in the Duluth work area are welcome at any time and will be considered when those plans are due for review. More information about the Duluth area fisheries office is available on the Minnesota DNR website.