eVermilion Magazine

When you’re ready to take a break from fishing or tubing this weekend, grab your smartphone. A map of Lake Vermilion’s eight shore lunch sites can be found here on the Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) website. The shore lunch page on the VLA website has. . .

For the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC), this month marked the return of open water and the beginning of another field season. Researchers are now out at lakes across the metro area examining the differences between invasive Eurasian watermilfoil, native northern watermilfoil, and. . .

Lakeshore property owners are reminded that a permit may be required to remove aquatic plants. “We remind folks each year that aquatic plants are essential to healthy lake ecosystems and property owners who want to remove them should check the regulations to see if they. . .

East End Report: Opening weekend provided some great weather this year and the fish were cooperating.  The walleyes were in the mud in 20′ to 32′ during the daytime and were biting on Lindy Rigs and jigs and minnows.  The evening bite was best on. . .

West End Report: The Saturday walleye opener on Lake Vermilion was a beautiful day with much warmer temperatures than we sometimes get for this big Minnesota fishing event. Overall, it was a pretty good opener, starting out with a chilly Saturday morning, but it didn’t prevent the fish. . .

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. . .

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. . .

A strong walleye run and a lower-than-average egg quota this year allowed Tower area DNR fisheries staff to wrap up egg-stripping operations in just four days. Hatchery manager Jeff Eibler couldn’t say whether that’s the shortest time for egg-stripping ever at the hatchery here, but. . .

While many fishermen go through their tackle boxes, the AIS team members at Lake Vermilion and Burntside Lake are practicing their AIS education and inspection skills ahead of the May 13th fishing opener. About 50 DNR-authorized inspectors will greet boaters at public and private boat accesses. . .

Want to join the dedicated team protecting Lake Vermilion from aquatic invasive species (AIS)? Pretty good at manipulating data in Excel? Need a community service project with a non-profit for high school or college credit? The Vermilion Lake Association is looking for two volunteers to. . .