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...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 the rate...
...up there, I was skunked for the first time," said Gary Barnard, Department of Natural Resources area fisheries manager in Bemidji. He said fishing was very slow last weekend. Generally, the best fishing starts around 5:30 or 6 p.m., lasts...
...We estimate they ate in excess of one million pounds of fish last year," said Henry Drewes, DNR fisheries manager in Bemidji. A culling operation began in May. Federal sharpshooters used air rifles to kill about 3,000 cormorants. "The...
...All walleyes between 17 and 26 inches must be released immediately," said Gary Barnard, DNR area fisheries manager in Bemidji. "The daily bag limit and possession limit for Red Lake walleye is two, and only one of those can exceed 26 inches...
...paying $4,000 in fines and other penalties and apologizing in writing. Henry Drewes, DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji, said problems are rare because the best fishing is in state waters near the eastern shore, and the tribal border...
...catch on Red couldn't the class of '95 continue to thrive? Not according to Henry Drewes, DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji. "On most Minnesota lakes," Drewes said, "anglers harvest crappies between the ages of 6 and 10. Red isn't...
...Department of Natural Resources' Lt. Jim Dunn, Baudette, is the new northwest regional law enforcement program manager in Bemidji. Dunn replaces Roger Tietz, recently promoted to major - and DNR Enforcement operations support manager at Camp...
...recreation and eliminate safety concerns that dams cause for anglers and boaters. Henry Drewes, DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji, said plans to address fish passage and public safety at the remaining three dams on the Red River are in various...
...estimate they consumed in excess of 1 million pounds of fish last year," said Henry Drewes, DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji. "That's a level of predation that wasn't present prior to 1998. There's going to be an effect." The U...
...to the lake. So far, this recovery is nothing short of phenomenal," said Henry Drewes DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji. Gill net surveys revealed some walleyes from the 1992 year class survived. But nearly half of the captured fish...