Paul Nelson
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Paul Nelson writes a weekly fishing column for the Bemidji Pioneer. He runsthe Bemidji Area Lakes Guide Service.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
The countdown has begun to the 2013 Minnesota fishing opener on May 11. With only two weeks remaining before the season opens it is going to take a unique set...
The elephant in the room is the late spring and whether the lakes in the Bemidji area will be open in time for the fishing opener on May 11. The...
This is the last weekend of the spring walleye season on the Rainy River. The season closes at midnight on Sunday. The 2012 Minnesota fishing licenses will expire on April...
The spring meltdown has begun. Daily high temperatures have been reaching into the 40s but so far the overnight lows have remained below freezing. The lakes are still locked in...
Spring arrived this past week, at least on the calendar. Too bad there is little else in the current weather pattern that looks anything like spring. The 10-day forecast offers...
It's half way through March and the Bemidji area is still locked into a cold and snowy weather pattern that shows no signs of letting up. Virtually all of the...