DNR to hold public meetings on proposed special muskie regulations on several Beltrami County lakes

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold public meetings to solicit comments on proposals to implement special muskie fishing regulations on several Beltrami County lakes. The DNR proposes to implement a 48-inch minimum size limit for muskellunge on Cass, Andrusia, Big Wolf, Kitchi, Buck, Big Rice, Bemidji, Big Lake, Stump, Irving, Carr, Pug Hole, Little Rice and Marquette Lakes, as well as the connecting waters of the Schoolcraft, Mississippi and Turtle Rivers.

The open house will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Northwest Technical College, 905 Grant Avenue SE, Bemidji, MN. The public may also provide input during a statewide open house at the DNR Central Office, located at 500 Lafayette Road in St. Paul, on Sept. 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For those unable to attend a public input meeting, written comments may be sent to Gary Barnard at the DNR Area Fisheries Office, 2114 Bemidji Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601. All comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 9.