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...the spawning site where the DNR's egg collection operation is located," said Chris Kavanaugh, Grand Rapids area fisheries manager. "It's always a difficult decision to close the area and restrict recreational opportunities, but our first...
...are being blamed for a fish kill on Big Sandy Lake, about 60 miles west of Duluth. Mike Bruesewitz, Aitkin area fisheries manager for the Department of Natural Resources, tells Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit.ly/MQWejN) that heavy...
...plans describe the past, present and desired future conditions of the waters," said Marc Bacigalupi, Brainerd area fisheries manager. "The plans identify specific management activities planned for that lake or stream over the next five to 20...
...advisory panel. Pam Perry, a DNR nongame biologist, served on that panel. So did Tim Brastrup, the DNR's area fisheries manager. They and other experts shared their insights about water quality, wildlife populations and ecology, insights...
...Lake have failed in the past probably because of northern pike abundance," said Tim Brastrup, DNR Brainerd area fisheries manager. "Controlling the pike population should allow for higher walleye and perch survival." Where pike are overabundant...
...Creek gave the DNR an opportunity to improve waterfowl habitat in the wetland, said Tim Brastrup, DNR Brainerd Area Fisheries manager. The DNR has drained the wetland, repaired the water control structure and improved waterfowl habitat, Brastrup...
...a cure-all for some declines in average size, although they might slow such declines." Tim Brastrup, DNR area fisheries manager in Brainerd, said he called around Monday to find out what was going on but that he heard few positive reports...
...the depths had forked tails. Uh-oh. Rainbow trout have squarish tails. A few years later Tim Brastrup, DNR area fisheries manager, was at a meeting when a man pulled photographs from his pocket. "He had to show me the big 7-pound lake...
...phenomenon isn't expected to last. "These fish won't stay in the system forever," said Gary Barnett, DNR area fisheries manager in Bemidji. "It's pretty much a single year class working its way through. The rate of mortality is exceeding...
...recent years. The winter of '00-01 was cold, but not cold enough to kill bullheads, said Tim Brastrup, DNR area fisheries manager. "We haven't had a good killing winter around here in a long time," Brastrup said. The DNR didn't have...