Lake City area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work on a handful of reservoirs and the Mississippi River from Hastings to the Iowa border in Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.The area includes the Mississippi's 29,295-acre Lake Pepin, which stretches 21 miles from Red Wing to Alma, Wis. Area staff also manage 200 miles of trout streams and two popular medium-sized rivers – the Cannon and Zumbro.
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Nick Schlesser Area supervisor 651-299-4030 [email protected] Charmayne Anderson Assistant area supervisor 651-299-4027 [email protected] Vacant Large lake specialist Brian Beyerl Fisheries specialist 651-299-4026 [email protected] Dan Spence Fisheries specialist 651-299-4031 [email protected] Neil Rude Mississippi River habitat coordinator 651-299-4025 [email protected] Doug Dieterman Research scientist 651-299-4029 [email protected] Devon Oliver Research scientist 651-299-4028 [email protected]