October 31, 2003

The specific lake plans available for review at this time are Alden, Cross, Little Alden, Lower Island, Moose, Mud Hen, Murphy, Nichols, Stewart, Sunset, Upper Island, White, and Wilson. Copies of the draft plans are available for review at the DNR area fisheries office in Duluth, by mail, or by calling the fisheries office at […]

Field Editor St. Paul Minnesota DNR Commissioner Gene Merriam appointed agency veteran John Guenther as director of the new Fish and Wildlife Division. Guenther, 59, spent the past 10 years as regional administrator of the DNR’s northeast region. He is a longtime friend and hunting and fishing buddy of the commissioner. “The fish and wildlife

The “harvest index” was eliminated for the controlled hunting zone this year, so the DNR isn’t counting birds. The season for the West-Central Zone is shorter than the rest of the state, this year running Oct. 11-Nov. 19. The daily limit is one Canada goose; the possession limit is two. Dave Trauba, DNR wildlife manager

ALEXANDRIA AREA The few people who continue to fish are finding walleyes in deep water on Lake Miltona and Lake Ida. Vertically presented jigs tipped with minnows are working best in 45 to 55 feet of water during the day. Pheasant hunters continue to report much better success than they did a year ago, but

Associate Editor St. Paul State DNR officials say a combination of pond-reared walleye fingerlings, those purchased from private vendors, and yearlings strained from the ponds this spring will enable the department to surpass its fingerling stocking goals this year. Roy Johannes, DNR Fisheries program consultant, said fingerling stocking, along with the stocking of about 14,000