SWO Natural Resources Department

01/27/2026

2026 SWO Ice Fishing Derby shirts are now available for $20 each. These will be available at the F&W office and at the derby on Saturday pending any left as there are limited sizes. Raffle tickets are also available for $5 each not $25 as stated on poster.

01/08/2026

10/23/2025

A vault toilet has been installed at the Old Agency Dam today. We hope this addition will encourage the community to come and enjoy the outdoors and some fishing as the dam is routinely stocked with a variety of fish.

09/19/2025

07/03/2025

We will be fogging for mosquitos throughout the SWO housing communities as needed throughout the summer, to mitigate mosquito-borne illness. Fogging will take place shortly before sundown and continue till about 11:00pm every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer, as needed and weather permitting. Residents with respiratory problems are encouraged to stay indoors and take other necessary precautions until the fog dissipates.

06/06/2025

Egg layer chicks have arrived, so please bring your transport container and pick your order up today if you are an applicant for them. Pickup site will be at our fish hatchery until 5pm today.

05/23/2025

Concrete boat ramp planks have been recently placed providing for improved boat access on our launch site on the east side of Piyas Lake and the ramp is ready for use.
Please follow safe boating procedures, always wear a life jacket and follow all regulations and license requirements.
A CD3 boat cleaning unit is available for free use at this access site. This is an easy to use, self-serve, waterless cleaning station to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species. Clean, Drain, Dry.
To purchase an SWO fishing license online visit: https://wso.nagfa.net/online

05/16/2025

The broiler chicks have arrived, so please bring your transport container and pick your order up today if you are an applicant for those. The egg layers will not be available until a later date in June. These are Cornish Cross Broilers that will grow fast and require special feeding and care. They will weigh nearly six pounds by six weeks. Pickup site will be at our fish hatchery until 5pm today.

04/26/2025

Over 1.2 million walleye fry were received on April 24th from Gavin’s Point National Fish Hatchery provided by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. We are very grateful of this shipment to meet our needs that is normally met by walleye fry hatched in our tribal hatchery but due to recent equipment failure our hatchery was inoperable during this year’s spawning season.
The fry was stocked into our rearing ponds where they will live for about 3 months growing to 4”-7” long fingerlings. At that time, they will be trapped by fyke nets and distributed to our recreational fishing areas and some will be put in our hatchery tanks to be raised.