DNR Seeks Public Comments On 11 Duluth Area Stream Management Plans

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reached out this week to invite anglers and others within the community to comment on 11 fisheries management plans located in the Duluth area.

These comments are important as the DNR says it will use comments and suggestions received from the public as it updates or creates new fisheries management plans that identify specific management activities planned for these streams over the next five to 20 years. Therefore, public input is most useful to the DNR before finalizing any plans.

The DNR adds that these plans include a variety of fisheries information such as summaries and evaluation of past management activities and regulations. They also include background information such as water chemistry and water temperature, species presence, stocking, and historic catch rates from previous fisheries surveys.

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The plans, when applicable, will also identify biological and social factors that might limit a fishery’s potential and seek to address limiting factors "by prescribing science-based management tools when biologically, fiscally, and socially appropriate."

Plans for the following Duluth-area streams will be reviewed this winter:

• Barrs Creek, St. Louis County
• Brophy Creek, St. Louis County
• Prairie River/Hasty Brook, St. Louis, and Carlton counties
• Slaughterhouse Creek, Carlton County
• Unnamed tributary to Clear Creek (Military Creek), Carlton County
• Unnamed tributary to East Branch of Amity Creek (Cooper Creek), St. Louis County
• Unnamed tributary to Hellwig Creek (Shippley Creek), St. Louis County
• Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Adolph Creek), St. Louis County
• Unnamed tributary to Midway River (Korby Creek), Carlton County
• Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Jeffrey Creek), St. Louis County
• Unnamed tributary to West Rocky Run (Solway Creek), St. Louis County

The DNR invites anyone to request information, including draft management plans, and share thoughts about fisheries management by contacting the Duluth area fisheries office by email at duluth.fisheries@state.mn.us, or by phone at 218-302-3264. The deadline to submit comments on these fisheries management plans is Friday, March 1, 2024.

Finally, the DNR notes that comments and suggestions for managing other lakes and streams in the Duluth work area are welcome at any time and will be considered when those plans are up for review. More information about the Duluth area fisheries office is available on the Minnesota DNR website.

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