DNR Seeks Comments on Lake Management Plans in Grand Marais and Finland Areas (2005-01-05)

Every year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) prepares or revises individual fisheries lake management plans for several lakes in each management area. Lake management plans describe the past, present, and desired future conditions of the lake. The plans identify specific management activities planned for that lake in the next five to twenty years. Those activities always include surveys and assessments, but may also include stocking, habitat or access improvements, or changes to regulations. In the Grand Marais and Finland areas, plans for the following lakes will reviewed between now and the middle of March.

Grand Marais:

Margaret ? stocked with brook and rainbow trout, reviewing stocking success Bat ? currently managed for lake trout Sea Gull ? considering a walleye regulation Magnetic ? currently managed for walleye and lake trout Trip ? currently a brook trout lake ? change in management species possible Loon ? managed for lake trout, smallmouth bass, and northern pike (with a special regulation) Barker ? managed for walleye and northern pike Little Cascade ? managed for northern pike under a special regulation Cascade ? a natural walleye lake Little Gunflint ? managed for walleye and northern pike Prune ? a remote black crappie lake with a very low-quality fish population Pike ? smallmouth bass regulations dropped, emphasizing walleye management Wampus ? enhancing bluegill populations Pine (Trestle-pine) ? stocked with splake and rainbow trout, change in species possible Thrasher ? stocked with splake, reviewing stocking success Devil Track ? managed as a natural walleye lake, concern about walleye population Pickerel ? a northern pike lake, no plans to change Elbow ? a stocked walleye lake, reviewing stocking success Kindle ? considering use as a walleye rearing pond. No game fish present. Bogus ? stocked with splake, reviewing stocking success. Boys ? stocked with brook trout, reviewing stocking success. Regulation has been dropped. Olga ? stocked with splake, reviewing stocking success

Finland:

Sand ? managed for walleye and bluegill, considering a bluegill regulation Highlife ? managed for bluegill and brook trout, review stocking success Gegoka ? managed for bluegill and northern pike, but other options may be considered Steamhaul ? stocked with splake and brook trout, review stocking success Kitigan ? managed for bluegill and northern pike, but other options may be considered Scott ? marginal for game fish, reviewing management options Sonju ?managed for brown trout, change in species possible Nipisiquit ? managed for walleye and northern pike, no plans to change Fulton ? managed for walleye and black crappie, but other options could be considered Wye ? stocked with walleye, reviewing stocking success Ninemile ? managed for walleye and northern pike Goldeneye ? stocked with brook trout, reviewing stocking success Hare ? a rehabilitation has been proposed, with a switch to brook trout stocking Dyers ? managed for northern pike and panfish, considering panfish regulations

Current plans for these lakes, and the most recent fish population assessment information, are available for review at DNR Fisheries offices at 6686 Hwy 1, Finland (for Finland-area lakes) and at 1356 Hwy 61 E, Grand Marais (for Grand Marais-area lakes). You may stop in at either office or call (218) 353-7591 (Finland) or (218) 387-3056 (Grand Marais) to discuss any of these plans with fisheries staff. Office hours for the Finland office are 7 AM ? 3:30 PM, M-F. Office hours for the Grand Marais office are 8 AM ? 4:30 PM, M-F. Public comment on and suggestions for management of these lakes will be taken through March 4, 2005.

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