Open Season: Follow the catfish food chain

Open Season: Follow the catfish food chain

Fishing is as simple or complicated as a person makes it. In its most basic form, willing a creature to ingest a dangling bait can mean nothing more than the proverbial hook, line and sinker.

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A beautiful weekend to fish

A beautiful weekend to fish

The fishing gods smiled on Minnesota’s walleye opener. Anglers and watercraft inspectors were out on the glassy lakes by dawn Saturday throughout Hubbard County under bright sunshine.

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Park Rapids to host 2013 Governor’s Opener

Park Rapids to host 2013 Governor’s Opener

Chamber exec Katie Magozzi had an eloquent speech planned when she took the stage to accept the honor of holding the 2013 Governor’s Fishing Opener in the Park Rapids lakes area.

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Minnesota fishing opener: A great day to hit the lake

Minnesota fishing opener: A great day to hit the lake

Last Saturday’s Minnesota fishing opener brought anglers to the lakes area from far and wide to try their hands at landing a lunker.

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Open Season: Follow the catfish food chain

Open Season: Follow the catfish food chain

Fishing is as simple or complicated as a person makes it. In its most basic form, willing a creature to ingest a dangling bait can mean nothing more than the proverbial hook, line and sinker.

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DNR: Aquatic invasive species decal law changes

No sticker required, but higher penalties go into effect July 1

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Harwood’s Staples wins Best of Show at Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Harwood’s Staples wins Best of Show at Junior Duck Stamp Contest

The graceful canvasback duck, which inhabits the prairie wetlands of North Dakota, was the subject in a winning artwork that was named Best of Show in the North Dakota Junior Duck Stamp Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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New fishing pier is in at Battle Point Park on Lake Osakis

New fishing pier is in at  Battle Point Park on Lake Osakis

A new fishing pier is the newest of several improvements and additions to Battle Point Park near Osakis.

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Bear ambles onto pier on Duluth ship canal, startling angler

Bear ambles onto pier on Duluth ship canal, startling angler

You could say it’s a fish tale of the big one that got away — which is OK with Dominique Bowens of Duluth.

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Lake Bemidji State Park to get four new camper cabins

Lake Bemidji State Park to get four new camper cabins

BEMIDJI – The first of four new camper cabins arrived Tuesday at Lake Bemidji State Park.

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