
CWD: All quiet on deer disease front
The final results are in: Chronic wasting disease wasn’t found in thousands of deer tested in three parts of the state last year.

The final results are in: Chronic wasting disease wasn’t found in thousands of deer tested in three parts of the state last year.
LAKE MILLE LACS Perch and tullibee reports have been limited despite the fact that anglers can still get on the lake. Some of the shorelines are pulled away, but there hasn’t been enough people fishing
FAIRMONT AREA The lakes are completely ice-free in this area and there has been boat traffic on most of them. Anglers traveling across the Minnesota/Iowa border are catching walleyes and pike on the Des Moines
RED WING AREA The water temperature on the Mississippi River was between 37 and 39 degrees early this week. That was a bit cooler than it was a week ago, and it seems to have
DULUTH AREA Although ice fishing is still an option, only a handful of anglers continue to hit area lakes such as Island, Grand, and Caribou for crappies. Most fishing activity is taking place at the
ALEXANDRIA AREA Most anglers continue to use ATVs to access lakes and the ice has not started to recede from the shorelines. Little Mary Lake is producing sunfish and crappies in seven feet, as is
LAKE MINNETONKA AREA While the shorelines, channels, and dock areas have started to open there’s still a lot of ice on the main portion of all lakes. At this point, you can’t get on the

The DNR’s annual list of fishing closures, meant to protect spawning fish, is available on its website
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