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What can I catch?
Wondering what fish you can catch and when you can catch them? Seasons vary for different fish so use our fishing season listing to find out.
FISHn meets March 5
Take a look at what's on tap in Mankato for our winter Fisheries Information SHaring network (FISHn) meeting. Join us in person, online or by phone.
What can I catch?
Wondering what fish you can catch and when you can catch them? Seasons vary for different fish so use our fishing season listing to find out.
Outlooks
- Waterville area
(New!) - Regional preview
Learn to fish
Fishing piers & boat ramps by county
Public lands
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Lakes scheduled for 2025
People who want to discuss the individual fisheries listed below must use the contact information listed below during February and March. 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 use the contact information listed below for each lake.
Lake (nearest city) | County | Email contact | Phone contact | Area office |
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Beaver | Steele | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Cannon | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Circle | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Duck | Blue Earth | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Emily | Le Sueur | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Fox | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
French | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Hunt | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Kelly-Dudley | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
Roberds | Rice | [email protected] | 507-497-1821 | Waterville |
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.
Fishing outlook
Check out our Waterville area fishing outlook.Information
- Education
- Fisheries long-term monitoring program
- Experimental & special regulations in the Waterville area
- Visit LakeFinder for stocking and survey information
- Waterville state fish hatchery history and fish management
- Where to fish
- Winterkill and dissolved oxygen monitoring
- Minnesota's new northern pike zones
Waterville staff
Slide text left for phones & emails
Name |
Position |
Phone |
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Craig Soupir | Area supervisor | 507-497-1821 | [email protected] |
Brandon Eder | Assistant area supervisor | 507-497-1823 | [email protected] |
Andrew Scholten | Fisheries specialist - hatchery | 507-497-1824 | [email protected] |
Nik Myhra-Edwards | Hatchery specialist | 507-497-1825 | [email protected] |
Tyler Fellows | Fisheries specialist | 507-497-1826 | [email protected] |
Peter Muggli | Fisheries technician | 507-497-1827 | [email protected] |
Tanya Hankins | Office administrative specialist | 507-497-1822 | [email protected] |
Steve Shroyer | Fisheries research scientist | 507-497-1833 | [email protected] |
Dale Logsdon | Fisheries research biologist | 507-497-1832 | [email protected] |