eVermilion Magazine

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. . .

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspectors checked over 12,000 boats at Lake Vermilion in 2016. The team learned quickly as the summer progressed, and, for the most part, the inspectors were at the right places at the right times. To understand traffic patterns even better. . .

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. . .

The North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District are currently hiring persons 18 years and older to become aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspectors at Lake Vermilion and Burntside Lake public boat accesses for the 2017 boating season. Applicants selected will be scheduled for. . .

With starry stonewort and hybrid watermilfoil making headlines in 2016, Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) volunteers will begin to monitor the vegetation at high-traffic public and private boat accesses in 2017. These volunteer “sentries” will each become very familiar with the native vegetation at one access. . .

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. . .

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. . .

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. . .

The Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) and North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently hosted area resort owners, marina owners and campground community leaders to discuss the immediate actions that can be taken on the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS) threats to. . .

TOWER and COOK—St Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of $96,396 to the Vermilion Lake Association to support aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention projects at Lake Vermilion during 2017. In addition, the North St Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will receive $281,600. . .