Category Archives: General News
AIS Boat Cleaning Stations to Open at Vermilion
As fishermen arrive for the Opener, the Lake Vermilion AIS team is ready. Vermilion’s two boat cleaning stations will be open, and new highway signs will alert drivers to their locations. The cleaning stations – one on each end of the lake at the Y. . .
Read more »2017 Northern Regulation Unchanged at Vermilion
The Minnesota DNR has been going through an expedited rulemaking process during 2016 to consider changing Northern Pike regulations from one statewide zone to multiple zones. Multiple zones could take into account differences in abundance and growth rates in different regions without the need for. . .
Read more »2017 Walleye Stamp Supports Better Fishing
Anglers can support walleye stocking by purchasing $5 walleye stamps that help the Minnesota DNR provide more places to fish for walleye. “You can buy a walleye stamp any time of the year, even if you already have a fishing license,” said Neil Vanderbosch, DNR fisheries. . .
Read more »Wow! That was Fast! Sucker Sales Over for 2017
The 2017 sucker sale at the DNR’s Pike River Hatchery began Monday April 10 and was over five days later. In total, 3300 lbs of suckers were removed from Lake Vermilion, destined for smokers in the Northland. This year’s take was well below the annual. . .
Read more »Nest Platforms Deployed as Loons Arrive at Lake Vermilion
As soon as the ice turns to open water, male loons arrive to claim their territory. This year, two new floating nest platforms were positioned by lake association volunteers in areas with low boat traffic where natural nest locations were inadequate. Both platforms were placed. . .
Read more »Find the Smoker! Sucker Sales Have Begun
The 2017 sucker sale at the DNR’s Pike River Hatchery began Monday April 10. The Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) has been conducting this spring ritual since 1968. The lake association sells suckers trapped during walleye egg-harvesting operations at the hatchery. The suckers are separated from the. . .
Read more »New 2017 Walleye Regulation on Lake Vermilion
The Minnesota DNR has announced that anglers on Lake Vermilion will be able to keep walleye up to 20 inches long, with one allowed over 26 inches, starting with the May 2017 fishing opener. The new regulation will require release of all fish from 20. . .
Read more »“Lake Vermilion Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention” Page Incorporated into “Vermilion Lake Association” Page
Future news about aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention at Lake Vermilion will be posted at the Vermilion Lake Association primary Facebook page. We encourage you to go there and join its followers to stay on top of the lake association’s many activities to protect this. . .
Read more »Boat Access Traffic Analyst Needed at Lake Vermilion
Want to join the dedicated team protecting Lake Vermilion from aquatic invasive species (AIS)? Pretty good at manipulating data in Excel? The Vermilion Lake Association is looking for a volunteer to help analyze traffic counts at Vermilion’s 17 public accesses this summer. Understanding trailered-boat arrival. . .
Read more »2017 Lake Vermilion Vegetation Survey
If a new invasive vegetation were to evade the Lake Vermilion boat inspection and boat cleaning firewall, we rely on early detection to give us the best chance of eradication or control. The Vermilion Lake Association plans to survey all littoral waters to catalog native. . .
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