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Paul Nelson: Walleye action picks up on Bemidji area lakes

Surface water temperatures are now in the mid to upper 50s in most lakes in the Bemidji area, which is still at least a couple of weeks behind where the...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Jun 06, 2013 - 11:05am

Bill Powell of Fred's Bait in Deer River holds several spottail shiner minnows during an afternoon of minnow trapping near Deer River, Minn. (Sam Cook/Duluth News Tribune)

Spottail shiner shortage frustrates anglers, bait dealers

By Sam Cook Forum News Service DEER RIVER, Minn. — Standing in waders, hip-deep in a lake near Deer River, Bill Powell flipped two modest scoops of spottail shiner minnows...

outdoors / fishing Mon, Jun 03, 2013 - 9:42am

Zebra mussels found in Itasca County lakes

By John Myers Forum News Service DULUTH -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Thursday confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in Sand Lake in Itasca County. DNR...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 30, 2013 - 9:16pm

Bemidji Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic officials expect full field

BEMIDJI – The 13th annual Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic on Lake Bemidji and Lake Irving will be June 8 and any team that plans to participate should contact tournament officials very...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 30, 2013 - 7:41pm

Muskies just beginning to spawn on Bemidji area lakes

Muskie season opens Saturday and, as was the case when the walleye season began, most muskies will not have spawned or will be just starting their spawn on Saturday. Muskies...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 30, 2013 - 7:39pm

Bemidji area spring walleye bite usually peaks during Memorial Weekend

Anglers tried to regroup and take another shot at the walleye opener on the second weekend of the season. Fishing was good for many anglers, even though it rained much...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 23, 2013 - 1:17pm

From left, Minnesota state Sen. Rod Skoe, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and fishing guide Jason Durham launch a boat May 11 on Fish Hook River in Park Rapids. Anna Erickson | Forum News Service

Fishing guide looks back on hosting Dayton

PARK RAPIDS — When Jason Durham looks back on memorable Minnesota fishing openers, he’s going to have a tough time topping this year’s version of the big event. Guiding Minnesota...

outdoors / fishing Sat, May 18, 2013 - 9:43pm

Bemidji area lakes finally open and walleye fishing can begin

The 2013 fishing opener in the Bemidji area was a non-event for most anglers. Virtually all of the best walleye lakes in the Bemidji area were still covered with ice...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 16, 2013 - 8:07pm

Ice, weather shut down fishing on opening day in Bemidji area

BEMIDJI – The extensive ice cover on the lakes, temperatures barely above freezing and a strong northwest wind shut down the fishing activity in the Bemidji area on Saturday and...

outdoors / fishing Sat, May 11, 2013 - 10:29pm

Downtown Park Rapids was filled with people for the community picnic to kick off the 2013 Governor’s Fishing Opener weekend. Jean Ruzicka | Forum News Service

Governor’s Fishing Opener will be icy

PARK RAPIDS — As of Friday, it appears the Park Rapids’ Governor’s Fishing Opener will be one for the record books. Ice still remains on the four lakes comprising the...

outdoors / fishing Fri, May 10, 2013 - 11:41pm

Each summer, anglers flock to Lake Bemidji and they catch their share of walleyes. Historically, however, Lake Bemidji has been able to withstand the fishing pressure and data from last year’s lake survey indicates the walleye population remains in very good shape Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Fishing Opener: Late ice causes headaches for anglers, area business owners

BEMIDJI — Those who study phenology have discovered that nature follows a predictable pattern. When the new leaves of the oak trees are about the size of a mouse’s ear,...

outdoors / fishing Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:04am

This spring will rival Lake Bemidji's latest ice-out date

This is uncharted territory to anyone who wasn’t alive in 1950 when the ice left Lake Bemidji on May 22. This is a spring that will rival that record latest...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 09, 2013 - 4:21pm

Late spring complicates scenario going into Saturday’s walleye opener

This is going to be one (fill in the blank here) Minnesota walleye opener. … That’s the consensus of fisheries managers and fishing experts going into Saturday’s opening day of...

outdoors / fishing Sun, May 05, 2013 - 12:46am

Extended winter will impact walleye opener on Bemidji area lakes

With one week remaining before the Minnesota fishing opener on May 11, it still looks like there will be ice on many of the lakes in the Bemidji area when...

outdoors / fishing Thu, May 02, 2013 - 6:34pm

New data show anglers spent $2.4 billion in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — New federal data confirm that anglers who enjoy Minnesota's sky blue waters are still a powerful engine for the state's economy. Data from the U.S...

outdoors / fishing Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 8:48am

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