Per State Statute, the assessor inspects each property in Itasca County at least once every five years. Get ready for a knock on the door this summer or fall if
Freeborn, Andrew and Irene all show good walleye numbers. 7:00 am, Dec. 21, 2020 ×
Ice fishing in the Alexandria area should start to take off soon as safer ice forms with cooler temperatures. (Echo Press file photo)
The ice fishing season is in its beginning stages right now, and the Glenwood Area DNR recently released information on the standard lake surveys its fisheries department conducted in 2020 on 13 area lakes that anglers could use as a starting point on lakes to target.
Standard lake surveys typically consist of the use of trap nets, gill nets and electrofishing. The electrofishing is done in the spring to target bass, and gill nets and trap nets sample most of the remaining fish species. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the use of trap nets in 2020 and electrofishing was only conducted on one lake.