DNR Fish Survey Work On Pine Lake in the BWCA
Download MP3On a recent September morning, a trio of researchers and biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries office in Grand Marais traveled to the end of the Arrowhead Trail on the shores of McFarland Lake.
The purpose of the trip was to see how the fish population is doing in Pine Lake, a massive body of water located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Walleye, lake trout, burbot, smallmouth bass, lake whitefish, northern pike, and several other species live in Pine. In recent years, Pine has become known for its smallmouth and whitefish populations, following years of steady decline in lake trout and walleye.
A flowage from Pine spills into McFarland, which means paddlers must skirt through a small channel to enter the wilderness. On this day, there would be no paddling. The DNR has a longstanding agreement with the Forest Service to use motorboats on certain lakes in the BWCA to conduct fish surveys.
Listen to this week's episode, produced by Podcast Host Joe Friedrichs, to learn more about the fish survey work on Pine Lake conducted in mid-September.
On a recent September morning, a trio of researchers and biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries office in Grand Marais traveled to the end of the Arrowhead Trail on the shores of McFarland Lake.
The purpose of the trip was to see how the fish population is doing in Pine Lake, a massive body of water located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Walleye, lake trout, burbot, smallmouth bass, lake whitefish, northern pike, and several other species live in Pine. In recent years, Pine has become known for its smallmouth and whitefish populations, following years of steady decline in lake trout and walleye.
A flowage from Pine spills into McFarland, which means paddlers must skirt through a small channel to enter the wilderness. On this day, there would be no paddling. The DNR has a longstanding agreement with the Forest Service to use motorboats on certain lakes in the BWCA to conduct fish surveys.
Listen to this week's episode, produced by Podcast Host Joe Friedrichs, to learn more about the fish survey work on Pine Lake conducted in mid-September.
