...officials are concerned the ditch could hurt what has become a popular fishery. "The lake is seriously degraded," said Dean Beck, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources area fisheries supervisor. "The walleye fishery exists in a precarious state...

...of 1,400 every other year. No More Muskies wanted to drop the amount to 400 but the DNR said that was unacceptable. Dean Beck, DNR area fisheries manager in Glenwood, said the lake's walleye decline is the result of recent poor reproduction...