Little Isabella River
Location: Lake County, MN
Contact: Gitche Gumee Chapter
Goals: Revitalize and replace habitat improvement structures originally installed nearly 60 years ago. Enhance the brook trout fishery and provide an easily accessed angling opportunity.
Methods:
• Repair of 17 failing habitat structures.
• Creation of deep water cover.
• Insertion of rocks into structures to direct both high and low flows
Implementation: Construction was completed summer 2012.
Project Contributors: Trout Unlimited, MNDNR, and the US Forest Service-Superior National Forest.