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.
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Can check in the impact of winter de-icing efforts on lakes and waterways.
Posted: Dec 9, 2020 6:32 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
AUSTIN, Minn. – There’s a free way for people to check how salt used on roadways and sidewalks is affecting local streams or lakes this winter.
Salt Watch says it will send a free chloride-testing kit to anyone who asks and agrees to use the kit four times this winter. It’s part of a nationwide crowdsourced campaign run by the Izaak Walton League of America.
“Minnesota has a lot of road surfaces that get treated for snow and ice so we want to keep an eye on salt pollution in our waterways and help MPCA locate chloride hotspots around the state,” said Emily Bialowas, who runs Salt Watch. “This is an easy, quick and free way to test your stream or lake for road salt pollution.”