Warm weather delays Minnesota DNR’s fish-stocking efforts, and muskie plan nears approval

While waiting for temperatures to drop at the end of September and into early October, Minnesota DNR fisheries crews were also waiting to begin stocking walleyes – which kicked off a few weeks later than usual.
TJ DeBates, the east metro area DNR fisheries supervisor, said stocking was delayed due to warm weather, but that has become a new normal in recent years, he added. “We’ve had years like this where things get condensed and you’ve just got to get that much more work done in a shorter time frame.”

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