Little Falls area fisheries

Little Falls area fisheries staff perform management, habitat and oversight work for 90 fishing lakes and 471 miles of rivers and streams in Benton, Morrison, Mille Lacs and Todd counties. Popular area waters are Alexander, Big Birch and Shamineau lakes plus portions of the Mississippi, Crow Wing, Rum and Sauk rivers.

The Little Falls fisheries work area

Where to find us

16543 Haven Road
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-232-1064
[email protected]

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Lake management planning

Lakes scheduled for 2024

People who want to discuss the individual fisheries listed below must call or email this area fisheries office during February. Your observations and comments will be considered as updates begin on these fisheries lake management plans.

Comments from people interested in the health and quality of Minnesota’s fisheries are a critical part of the DNR’s fisheries lake management planning process. These plans establish fisheries management goals and objectives for each lake and guide the work fisheries biologists do each year.

Clicking lake links below take you to LakeFinder, where you can find various lake specific information, including past fisheries surveys. To submit input or learn more about each lake’s management plan, please contact this area office.

Lake (nearest city) County
Beauty Todd
Little Birch Todd/Stearns
Sauk Todd/Stearns

How you can help

Comments about preferred experiences, observations or general concerns about the fishery – rather than suggestions on how DNR might accomplish a specific goal or objective – are the most helpful kinds of input.

Some questions to consider when formulating input could include:

  • What kind of fishing experience are you looking for?
  • Are there fish habitat concerns you’d like to share?
  • What species of fish are most important to you?
  • Do you like catching fewer big fish or a lot of smaller fish?
Individuals as well as representatives of lake associations, outdoors groups, conservations organizations and local units of government are encouraged to comment.

Talk with us

Little Falls staff

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Name
Position
Phone
Email
Eric Altena Area supervisor 320-232-1069 [email protected]
Brady Becker Assistant area supervisor 320-232-1070 [email protected]
Vacant Fisheries specialist 320-232-1082
Paige Banham Fisheries/APM technician 320-232-1086 [email protected]
Audrey Posterick Aquatic plant specialist 320-232-1079 [email protected]
Jenna Johnson Office administrative specialist 320-232-1065 [email protected]
Ryan Angell Temporary fisheries specialist 320-232-1071 [email protected]

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