CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) reports angling activity took a pause over the week, with cooler weather and snow again falling. The few anglers checked had mixed success for crappies and sunfish. Violations included angling without a license possession and operating a snowmobile on a closed trail.

CO Brent Ihnen (Ely #2) spent the week focusing primarily on checking anglers. Ihnen also patrolled his station for ATV and snowmobile operators. Additional time was spent monitoring spring trapping activity.

CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) checked the last few riders of the snowmobile season. Forest Service trails remained in decent shape this past week. He worked on required training and followed up on a variety of calls.

CO Hudson Ledeen (Hovland) spent time patrolling angling activities. Winter still has its grip on the area, and all rivers remain locked up. The spring steelhead run will be many weeks away. Deer are congregating along the highway looking for any available food source. People should drive with caution when heading up the North Shore.

CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) answered numerous questions from the public and continued to work on an ongoing case.

CO Megan Franzen (Silver Bay) spent the week primarily monitoring snowmobile activity. Though the grant-in-aid trails closed April 1, a fresh round of snow middle and late in the week made it possible to continue riding public lands and open state trails. Grooming operations have ceased, however, and riders are urged to use caution as rapidly changing weather can cause areas to be waterlogged. Enforcement action was taken for snowmobile-related violations.

CO Trent Anderson (Tofte) focused on snowmobile and angling activity for the week. Area rivers remain inaccessible, hampering spring trapping and steelheading activity. Equipment maintenance was conducted.

CO Cassie Block (Two Harbors) spent time this week following up with ongoing complaints. Time was also spent training with K9 Jet and other members of the K9 Unit. Block also completed required training.