CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports monitoring area lakes and forest roads. Public access sites were checked. Equipment was worked on, and administrative tasks were completed.

CO Sean Cannon (Cook) spent most of the week checking anglers and monitoring boating activity. The bite continues to be up and down, with most

anglers struggling to find many fish

willing to bite. That trend will probably

continue with the mayfly hatch. Time

was also spent monitoring ATV

activity and responding to wildlife-related calls. Violations encountered

this week included fishing without a license, possessing overlimits of fish,

watercraft registration issues, and no

Type IV (throwable) floatation device.

CO Aaron Larson (Tower) spent time working wolf depredations, ATV, and angling enforcement. Larson also spent time assisting other agencies with medicals. He also spent time working a trapping case.

CO Shane Zavodnik (Virginia) reports a busy week checking anglers on the water, patrolling for ATV activity, and handling an ATV trespass complaint. Additional time was spent working on planning for CO Academy training and

investigating a fish overlimit. Conditions

remain extremely dry around the area.

CO Duke Broughten (Aurora) spent

the week monitoring fishing, boating,

and ATV activity. Outdoor recreational activity was lower than past weeks. Anglers reported limited success. Broughten also investigated reports of wetland violations and trespass.

CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) worked an extended BWCAW patrol with CO Lerchen and worked with CO Ihnen in the BWCAW early in the week. Fishing has been relatively slow. Enforcement action was taken for numerous instances of cans and glass in the BWCAW, taking trout without a

stamp, no fishing license, untagged crayfish traps, and unregistered canoes. Caution with fires is urged, as it

remains extremely dry in the woods.