A fish kill incident has wreaked havoc on native brook trout in a Minnesota stream. On August 2 nd, a fish kill was reported on Tischer Creek, which runs through the small city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Male brook trout sport their most vibrant colors during fall spawning, with red-orange bellies and lower fins beneath their speckled bodies. Along with lake trout, “brookies” are Minnesota’s only two ...

Fish kill, including hundreds of dead brook trout, found in Duluth creek The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating the fish kill in Tischer Creek; it could take up to three years to ...

You would think Brian Larsen is late for an appointment. He strides along a path in the forest at a clip just short of a run near Grand Marais, Minn. We have been moving this way for most of an hour ...

Mike Ince, of Aitkin, holds up a 6.93-pound splake caught June 7 in Lake Superior off Duluth that he and other anglers originally believed was a new Minnesota state record brook trout. But DNA testing ...

In my view, the Dec. 1 story, "PCA issues Minntac discharge permit," contained attempts by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to divert attention from more important issues regarding past and ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...

A popular fish near Duluth has seen its numbers decline dramatically over the past decade. Steelhead are a type of rainbow trout that head to the Knife River to spawn. But fewer and fewer have been ...