fishing

It was the ninth year of our annual fishing trip to Island View Lodge on Rainy Lake in Northern Minnesota. During the previous years, we had been very successful in learning the routine for catching walleye on the mid lake reefs and structure. This year was promising to be a bit different.

The early bass season is a very entertaining time of the year. I enjoy chasing the shallow water fish and watching their acrobatics as they try desperately to spit the hook with no place to go but airborne. However, my favorite time of the year to target bass is in July and August when the fish are congregated on the deep weed line.

For the last four years, Camp Ripley has helped disabled veterans have fun on the water with the Trolling for Troops event.

Officials expect nearly 500,000 people to head out onto Minnesota's lakes and streams for this weekend's opening of fishing season.

My friend, Charlie Simkins and I, have been making an annual trek to Island View Lodge on Rainy Lake with a group of anglers for a number of years. Although Rainy is noted as a quality northern fishery, by the time we get there in mid July, the northern are out of the bays and on the reefs where the walleye are located.

Federal officials promised an aggressive crackdown on fish poaching from lakes in northern Minnesota but the cases have languished, raising concerns that unchecked poaching will ruin the catch for law-abiding anglers.

A group of Mille Lacs Lake residents have sued the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources claiming the agency has mismanaged the lake's struggling walleye population.

Those who enjoy hunting, fishing and any other outdoor activity are bound to find something they'll enjoy during the 26th annual St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show this weekend.

A Cloquet man found himself behind bars after using his brother's fishing license.

Since Thursday the St. Cloud area has been a buzz with all of the event for Granite City Days. The parade, Lemonade Art Fair, 5K are just a few things that happened throughout the weekend finishing with today's events which started with the Airport Breakfast.