What Can Visitors Expect at Kettle Falls:
When crossing from Rainy Lake to Namakan Lake:
• Boaters will be required to drain bait containers, live wells, ballast tanks, bilge
areas, and any other water holds on vessels and equipment.
• Be prepared to transport caught fish on ice from one lake to another.
• Have a plan to maintain bait once bait containers are drained.
• Trained staff will decontaminate all boats (including canoes and kayaks) with a washer using water heated to 140° F.
When crossing from Namakan Lake to Rainy Lake:
• Boaters will be required to drain bait containers, live wells, ballast tanks, bilge areas, and any other water holds on vessels and equipment.
• Be prepared to transport caught fish on ice from one lake to another.
• Have a plan to maintain bait once bait containers are drained.
Portaging across the Kettle Falls Portage from Rainy to Namakan Lake without decontamination or portaging from Rainy Lake to Kabetogama Lake via Gold Portage is a violation of the law. The violation is a Class B Misdemeanor and violators will be subject to enforcement action with penalties of up to 6 months imprisonment and/or a $5000 fine for each offence.
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This will effectively shut down travel between the lakes.
