Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – Feb. 16, 2018
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes are hitting during the day in the deep basin areas over 25 feet or more and during low-light periods in 10 to 12 feet. Big northern pike
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Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes are hitting during the day in the deep basin areas over 25 feet or more and during low-light periods in 10 to 12 feet. Big northern pike

Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Phil George was recently honored as the 2018 DNR Conservation Officer of the Year, an annual award given to an officer who’s recognized as a leader among natural resource enforcement peers.
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored area snowmobiling and angling activity. A complaint is being worked regarding a fish overlimit case. CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked angling and snowmobiling enforcement. Enforcement
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license and for operating an unregistered Bombardier for commercial uses. CO

On Feb. 7 and 8, the Minnesota DNR and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will host public meetings in Aurora and Duluth, respectively, to provide information and comment opportunities regarding recently released draft permits for PolyMet’s
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods. Violations for the week included possessing filleted fish on the ice and possession of over-limits of walleyes and sauger.

Tom Heinrich, who most recently was the large lake specialist covering Lake of the Woods for the Minnesota DNR, will now supervise Lake Mille Lacs fisheries management. Heinrich begins as Mille Lacs fisheries supervisor on

Also, youth firearms safety class, laser-shooting attraction and appearance by DNR commissioner among draws for annual event.

But governor’s capital investment proposal doesn’t include funding for WMAs.
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