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2017 Running Creel Project Totals

DATE: 05/20/2017 Lower Shore Species Brook Trout Steelhead Kamloops #Reported Since 5/09 3 3 9 Total Reported 31 194 176 DATE: 05/20/2017 Mid Shore Species Brook Trout Steelhead Kamloops #Reported Since 5/09 4 21 0 Total Reported 54 340 18 DATE: 05/20/2017 Upper Shore Species Brook Trout Steelhead Kamloops #Reported Since 5/09 3 18 1 Total Reported 42 76 5 DATE: 05/20/2017 Shore-Wide Totals Species Brook Trout Steelhead Kamloops #Reported Since 5/09 10 42 10 Total Reported 127 610 199 As many of you know, the MS C reel Project reporting page and form was not cooperating for a period of time. Once that was corrected, it turns out that there was a secondary issue with the back-end related to mail. We send the submissions to a mailbox, but that mailbox wasn't getting submissions.  Long sad technical story .... It looks like w e are gettin g everything now, but we are missing quite a bit of data from prior submissions. We're not quite sure how t

2017 Running Trap Summary

DATE: 05/19/2017 Knife River Flow: 461 CFS French River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured TRAP CLOSED 0 Total Captured 142 1562 1704 DATE: 05/19/2017 Index River Avg Temp: °F Knife River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured 11 0 11 Total Captured 761 39 800 DATE: 05/15/2017 Knife River Flow: 45 CFS French River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured TRAP CLOSED 0 Total Captured 142 1562 1704 DATE: 05/15/2017 Index River Avg Temp: 50.41°F Knife River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured 24 0 24 Total Captured 750 39 789 DATE: 05/12/2017 Knife River Flow: 51 CFS French River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured TRAP CLOSED 0 Total Captured 142 1562 1704 DATE: 05/12/2017 Index River Avg Temp: 54.02°F Knife River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured 15 2 17 Total Captured 726 39 765 DATE: 05/09/2017 Knife River Flow: 68 CFS French River Steelhead Kamloops Total Number Captured 4 28 32 Total Captured 142 1562 1

SGP Program Announcement

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New SGP Collection Box Location Attention all Steelhead Genetics Program Volunteers! A number of you, particularly volunteers who live on or primarily fish the Upper North Shore, had previously requested a more convenient way to submit scale samples. The Minnesota DNR and Minnesota Steelheader are pleased to announce the addition of a second sample collection box at the Poplar River. Lutsen Resort was kind enough to allow installation of the second collection box on the side of the boathouse. This is located just upstream from the covered foot-bridge which crosses the Polar River. When you drive in, simply follow Resort Road around the Lodge until you see the boathouse, it will be on your left - Location circled in red. This second location is just off of Steelhead 61, approximately 20 miles south of the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais. The new location should make it much easier and more convenient for Upper Shore Anglers to drop off SGP samples. DNR Creel Clerks will be c