05-05-2003, 10:16 PM
DNR closes several lakes and streams to protect walleye concentrations (2003-04-29)
Several lakes and streams in Minnesota will be closed to fishing for the May 10 fishing opener to protect walleye, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said today.
"We'll have walleye concentrated in a number of spawning areas, especially in the northeast," said the DNR's Assistant Fisheries Director Steve Hirsch. "The closures help prevent too many fish from being harvested during the first week or two of the season."
The following fishing closures have been in effect since April 1:
• Sea Gull River, Cook County, from Sea Gull Lake through Gull Lake to Saganaga Lake approximately one-third mile north of the narrows is closed through May 23
• Saganaga Falls, Cook County, on the Minnesota-Ontario border where the Granite River enters Saganaga Lake is closed through May 31
• Maligne River (also known as Northern Light Rapids) on the Ontario side of Saganaga Lake is closed through May 31
• Channel between Little Gunflint and Little North Lakes, Cook County, on the Minnesota-Ontario border is closed through May 31
• Cross River, Cook County, from Gunflint Trail to Gunflint Lake is closed through May 23
• Little Birch Lake, Todd County, at the inlet on the east shore is closed to fishing and boating through May 23; the posted area begins downstream of the fish barrier on Angler Drive.
Closures on Minnesota-Ontario border waters are done in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and affect both sides of the border.
The following fishing closures will be in effect from May 10 through May 23:
• Tait River, Cook County, from White Pine Lake to the Forest Road 339 crossing
• Junco River, Cook County, from the first log dam above County Road 57 downstream to Devil Track Lake and including a portion of Devil Track Lake near the river mouth
• Gull River in the city of East Gull Lake, Cass County, from the Army Corps of Engineers Dam on Gull Lake to approximately 250 feet downstream.
The following fishing closures will be in effect from May 10 through May 16:
• A portion of Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake, Lake County, south of a direct line from Kosulainen Point to Gary Island to Caribou Point and then south to Pipestone Falls.
Boat travel is permitted through all the closed areas, except on Little Birch Lake in Todd County where the closure applies to both fishing and boating. All closed areas will be posted.
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Several lakes and streams in Minnesota will be closed to fishing for the May 10 fishing opener to protect walleye, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said today.
"We'll have walleye concentrated in a number of spawning areas, especially in the northeast," said the DNR's Assistant Fisheries Director Steve Hirsch. "The closures help prevent too many fish from being harvested during the first week or two of the season."
The following fishing closures have been in effect since April 1:
• Sea Gull River, Cook County, from Sea Gull Lake through Gull Lake to Saganaga Lake approximately one-third mile north of the narrows is closed through May 23
• Saganaga Falls, Cook County, on the Minnesota-Ontario border where the Granite River enters Saganaga Lake is closed through May 31
• Maligne River (also known as Northern Light Rapids) on the Ontario side of Saganaga Lake is closed through May 31
• Channel between Little Gunflint and Little North Lakes, Cook County, on the Minnesota-Ontario border is closed through May 31
• Cross River, Cook County, from Gunflint Trail to Gunflint Lake is closed through May 23
• Little Birch Lake, Todd County, at the inlet on the east shore is closed to fishing and boating through May 23; the posted area begins downstream of the fish barrier on Angler Drive.
Closures on Minnesota-Ontario border waters are done in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and affect both sides of the border.
The following fishing closures will be in effect from May 10 through May 23:
• Tait River, Cook County, from White Pine Lake to the Forest Road 339 crossing
• Junco River, Cook County, from the first log dam above County Road 57 downstream to Devil Track Lake and including a portion of Devil Track Lake near the river mouth
• Gull River in the city of East Gull Lake, Cass County, from the Army Corps of Engineers Dam on Gull Lake to approximately 250 feet downstream.
The following fishing closures will be in effect from May 10 through May 16:
• A portion of Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake, Lake County, south of a direct line from Kosulainen Point to Gary Island to Caribou Point and then south to Pipestone Falls.
Boat travel is permitted through all the closed areas, except on Little Birch Lake in Todd County where the closure applies to both fishing and boating. All closed areas will be posted.
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