Fisheries

Fishing: Under the Surface

Minnesota DNR Fisheries Management Plan for Leech Lake
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For more information, please contact: 
Carl Pedersen
NR Spec. Sr – Fisheries, Leech Lake
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
07316 St. Hwy 371 NW
Walker, MN 56484
[email protected]
Office (218) 552-2333

Minnesota Lake Finder 

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Leech Lake Fisheries Studies

• Summary of Leech Lake Phytoplankton Data, 2017 - 2022
• ​DNR Large Lake Sampling Program Completion Report for Leech Lake: 2023 (Published May 2024)
• Large Lake Sampling Program Completion Report for Leech Lake: 2022 
• Large Lake Sampling Program Completion Report for Leech Lake: 2021
• DNR Update to the Leech Lake Input Group - 9/26/2023

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​Articles & News on Fishing on Leech Lake 

• In the Minneapolis StarTribune, Sept. 17, 2021. "Environments that Minnesota's fish depend on face their own challenges: Higher water temperatures are of special concern to the health of walleyes."
• "Leech Lake is crucial to success of the state's outstanding muskie fishery," Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, May-June 2014
• Leech Lake Area Chamber of Commerce fishing report​
• Reeds Family Outdoor Outfitters fishing report