Page 15 - Vermilion Lake Association Spring 2021 Newsletter

TMN DNR Creel Survey on Lake Vermilion
he Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Tower Area Fisheries will be conducting an
angler creel survey on Lake Vermilion beginning May 15, 2021. DNR creel clerks will be traveling the lake by boat and conducting interviews of anglers fishing Lake Vermilion during the 2021 open water season. The creel clerk will ask anglers a few questions about their fishing trip for that day and record information on the fish species caught. Angler interviews will also include creel clerks taking measurements of fish that anglers keep in some cases. Additionally, Minnesota DNR Enforce- ment pilots and a local contractor will conduct aerial boat counts to obtain information on angling effort.
Fisheries managers rely on creel surveys to collect information on fishing pressure, catch, harvest, and size distribution of several important fish species in Lake Vermilion. This information when combined with scientific data collected during standard fisher- ies population assessments is used to make informed fisheries management decisions. Angler participation is an essential part of this study so we ask that you
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are patient with the creel clerks and provide infor- mation that is as accurate as possible. Since 1984, 12 creel surveys have been conducted on Lake Vermil- ion with the most recent being in 2015.
Requests for additional information or questions
can be directed to Matt Hennen at the Tower Area DNR Fisheries Office at 218-300-7810 or by emailing matthew.hennen@state.mn.us.
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