DNR closes Some lakes and streams

[BDR]

It's not an April fools joke anymore!!

DNR closes several lakes and streams to protect walleye concentrations (2004-05-04)
Several lakes and streams in Minnesota will be closed to fishing for the May 15 fishing opener to protect walleyes, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said today.

"We’ll have walleyes concentrated in a number of spawning areas, especially in the northeast," said DNR’s Assistant Fisheries Chief Steve Hirsch. "The closures help prevent too many fish from being harvested during the first week or two of the season."

The following fishing closures have been in effect since April 1:

- Sea Gull River, Cook County, from Sea Gull Lake through Gull Lake to Saganaga Lake approximately one third mile north of the narrows is closed through May 28.

- Saganaga Falls, Cook County, on the Minnesota-Ontario border where the Granite River enters Saganaga Lake is closed through May 31.

- Maligne River (also known as Northern Light Rapids) on the Ontario side of Sagana Lake is closed through May 31.

- Channel between Little Gunflint and Little North lakes, Cook County on the Minnesota-Ontario border is closed through May 31.

- Cross River, Cook County from the Gunflint Trail to Gunflint Lake is closed through May 28.

- Little Birch Lake, Todd County, at the east shore inlet is closed to fishing and boating through May 28. The posted area begins downstream of the fish barrier on Angler Drive.

Closures on Minnesota-Ontario border waters are done in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and affect both sides of the border.

The following fishing closures will be in effect from May 15 through May 21:

- Tait River, Cook County, from White Pine Lake to the Forest Road 339 crossing.

- Junco River, Cook County, from the first log dam above County Road 57 downstream to Devil Track Lake, and including a portion of Devil Track Lake near the river mouth.

The following fishing closure will be in effect from May 15 through May 28:

- Gull River in the city of East Gull Lake, Cass County, from the Army Corps of Engineers Dam on Gull Lake to approximately 250 feet downstream.

- Boat travel is permitted through all the closed areas, except on Little Birch Lake in Todd County where the closure applies to both fishing and boating. All closed areas will be posted.

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