Lake Superior area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for approximately 2,300 square miles of the largest freshwater lake in the world and portions of its tributary streams along Minnesota's North Shore. They also track harvests in the sport, charter and commercial fisheries to ensure sustainability.
- News and notices
North Shore streams and smelt report
Check out this week's report. The weekly report covers North Shore stream conditions, fish traps and smelt.Rock snot threatens trout
That algae you sometimes see clumped on rocks in North Shore streams can threaten trout populations. Watch this webinar to learn more.- Resources
- Fish the North Shore
- Lake Superior fishing reports
- Fishing report hotline: 218-302-3293
- Management work and plans
- Lake Superior management plan
- Research
Steelhead genetics project
Videos
- Coaster brook trout
- A presentation and discussion of a project that looked at the likely genetic origins of brook trout found below barriers such as falls that prevent fish from moving upstream in the streams and rivers that flow into Lake Superior along Minnesota's North Shore.
- Talk with us
Lake Superior staff
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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Cory Goldsworthy Area supervisor 218-302-3268 [email protected] Nate Beckman Assistant area supervisor 218-302-3277 [email protected] Joshua Blankenheim Large lake specialist 218-302-3273 [email protected] Nick Peterson Fisheries specialist 218-302-3272 [email protected] Chris Palvere Fisheries technician 218-302-3281 [email protected]