Take online survey to provide feedback on Miss. River reg changes
Lake City area fisheries
Lake City, MN 55041
651-345-3365
lakecity.fisheries@state.mn.us
Anglers who fish in Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona county areas benefit from the management, habitat and oversight work of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Lake City area fisheries staff.
Area Fisheries Supervisor Kevin Stauffer with four full-time and one part-time employee manage a handful of reservoirs and the Mississippi River from Hastings to the Iowa border. The area includes the Mississippi's 29,295-acre Lake Pepin, which stretches 21 miles from Red Wing to Alma, Wis. Area staff also manage 200 miles of trout streams and two popular medium-sized rivers – the Cannon and Zumbro.
New Mississippi River border waters regulation proposed
Three public meetings have been scheduled to discuss proposed regulations that would change the bag limit and size restrictions. Meetings are scheduled:
- Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Red Wing Environmental Learning Center, 442 Guernsey Lane, Red Wing.
- Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Winona Middle School, 1570 Homer Road, Winona.
- Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Wisconsin DNR Service Center, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse, Wis.
Click on the links below for information on the propsed regulations:
- NEW! – Online survey for Mississippi River border waters regulation proposal
- Mississippi River border waters proposed bag limit and size regulations PDF
- Mississippi River border waters regulation review PDF
All meetings will run from 6 to 8 pm. Information on the regulations proposal will be available in an open house format. There will not be a formal presentation, but information will be displayed on poster boards and staff from the Minnesota and Wisconsin DNR will be available for questions and discussion.
The online survey form is available for those who cannot attend one of the public open house meetings.
Comments and completed questionnaires on the regulation proposals will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
Area map
Detailed area map - The Lake City fisheries work area includes parts of five counties plus the Mississippi River from Hastings to the Iowa border.
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