Anglers can look forward to positive results from fish stocking that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conducted in 2020, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The DNR is stocking the creek for the second year after a nearly 40-year hiatus. 7:35 am, Apr. 19, 2021 ×
Rainbow trout in a net about to placed in Wolf Creek in Austin Friday, April 16, 2021. (John Molseed / jmolseed@postbulletin.com)
AUSTIN Trout are returning to Wolf Creek in Austin after anglers there enjoyed a successful year of fishing last year.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources placed about 300 rainbow trout in the creek and the spring-fed pond which feeds it. The fish were raised at the DNR hatchery in Waterville, Minn.
The creek is the only spot stocked with trout in Mower County. Typically, the fish prefer colder water than what is found in southern Minnesota outside the Driftless area.
Lack of oxygen killing fish in Albert Lea lake
Experts say winterkill event is a natural phenomenon.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 7:13 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A lack of oxygen is killing the fish in Pickerel Lake.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) says such a “winterkill” event is caused when snow and ice on a body of water reduces the amount of sunlight reaching underwater vegetation. The Shell Rock River Watershed District says Pickerel Lake is shallow, so available oxygen can be quickly used up.
Experts say winterkill is a natural process and help to thin out bodies of water that are overpopulated with fish. Craig Soupir, MNDNR Waterville Area Fisheries Supervisor, says this winterkill is great for the lake, given its water quality decline in recent years. Soupir says MNDNR plans to restock the lake with pike and perch in the spring of 2021.