Restoring the Headwaters
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 26, 2020
Shoreline restoration project planned for Mississippi Headwaters in Itasca State Park.
Mississippi River
A Mississippi River mayfly hatch so massive it was picked up on radar
Site Staff
June 11, 2020
The National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., shared an image of the radar, showing a mass appearing over the Mississippi River on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border recently. For more, click here.
Fishing regs include notable changes for Mississippi River border waters
Minnesota DNR Reports
March 2, 2020
This is the first comprehensive update of regulations on the Mississippi River border waters in nearly 70 years.
Study aims to shed light on reclusive mudpuppy
Iowa DNR
December 18, 2019
Guttenberg, Iowa — Kevin Hanson had to throttle back his heavy flat-bottomed aluminum boat as he began to break up a thin layer of ice that had formed overnight on the slack water in Pool
Study: Effort to protect Mississippi River headwaters shows benefits
Associated Press
April 2, 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The economic benefits of preserving and restoring land in the upper Mississippi River’s headwaters region nearly outweigh the costs, according to a new study. Protecting the roughly 200,000 acres would
Minnesota, Wisconsin propose fishing regulation changes on Mississippi
Staff and News Reports
November 1, 2018
Would include the combined daily bag limit for walleye and sauger from six to four, with one over 20 inches, and include an option to further reduce the bag limit for sauger in Pools 5
Little Rock Lake drawdown postponed until next year
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 25, 2018
The drawdown had been scheduled to begin on Aug. 1 with gates on the Sartell dam being opened until water levels were lowered there by three feet. It would have continued through mid-September.
Anglers can help as DNR considers Mississippi River regs changes
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 5, 2018
Those who fish the Mississippi between Hastings and the Iowa border encouraged to fill out online questionnaire aimed at gathering public input as the agency reviews bag and size limits for gamefish on that stretch
Plan to save algae-plagued lake draws optimism, opposition
Staff and News Reports
July 2, 2018
Minnesota DNR plans to drop Little Rock Lake’s level by 3 feet over three days starting on Aug. 1.
