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All that snow may make it difficult to remove fish houses this year. The DNR says plan ahead.

Time to take houses off area lakes

A good amount of snowfall is causing a good amount of trouble for area anglers. Snow pack and drifts on the lakes are making for a tough time hauling fish...

news Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 12:00pm

Ice house removal dates approaching

Minnesota's ice fishing shelter removal dates are approaching. Dark houses, fish houses and portables must be off the ice of inland waters no later than midnight on March 4 in...

outdoors Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 1:07pm

Bruce Sederberg of Duluth holds the 46-inch lake trout he caught and released Jan. 18 on White Otter Lake near Atikokan, Onterio. The fish has been certified by the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward as the catch-and-release world-record lake trout taken through the ice.
Submitted Photo

Duluth man catches world-record lake trout

Bruce Sederberg had caught enough big lake trout that he knew he had something special on his line that January afternoon. He had caught 15- to 20-pounders on Ontario's White...

outdoors Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 7:57am

Fishing Lines: Start thinking about removing ice houses

Many anglers removed their permanent fish houses off the lakes before this last major storm. That was probably a wise move as getting to, and removing fish houses now will...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Feb 15, 2013 - 12:28pm

Tom Mead of Long Prairie carried a 7.14-pound walleye to the weighing station on Lake L'Homme Dieu during the 2004 Ice Fishing Challenge.
File photo contributed by Laina Flynn

Angler in Park Rapids contest accused of cheating; he denies it

An angler was accused of cheating at the Park Rapids American Legion Community Fishing Contest on February 2. "It's unfortunate," said tourney organizer Jerry Benham of the alleged cheating incident...

outdoors / news Fri, Feb 15, 2013 - 8:30am

Support is needed for 2013 governor's fishing opener

The 2013 Governor's Fishing Opener in Park Rapids is approaching faster than you might think. Currently, committee members are looking for four varying levels of support. First, the group has...

news / outdoors / events Thu, Feb 14, 2013 - 8:43am

A Shakespeare President reel model 1970A, box, instruction sheet and spare parts in very good condition.
Mark Greenig/Record

Shakespeare reels: 'Built like a watch'

Our title this week implies we will be discussing a Timex watch. That's not the case. The phrase, "Built Like A Watch," was an advertising slogan for Shakespeare reels back...

outdoors Fri, Feb 08, 2013 - 3:22pm

Rick Fransisco helps land a walleye for Pete Cich during a mid-January fishing excursion on Lake of the Woods near Baudette, Minn.
Sam Cook/Forum News Service

Lake of the walleyes -- fishing tales from Lake of the Woods

BAUDETTE, Minn. -- In the darkness just before dawn, a ribbon of red taillights hovered over the frozen skin of Lake of the Woods. Like city commuters easing onto freeways,...

outdoors Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 2:40pm

Fishing Lines: Ice fishing out of the van brings back memories

In following up with the last couple of weeks' articles, I have another date for you to put on your calendar. The Osage Sportsman Club will be having their annual...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 2:39pm

Fishing Lines: The area fishing derby season starts next weekend

Last week, you were able to put dates on the calendar to attend some of the boat and marine shows. As promised, I have some additional dates to put on...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 1:55pm

Fishing Lines - More people enjoying ice fishing than ever this winter

Ice conditions in our area are in excellent shape. The small amount of snow and the cold conditions have made for quality ice conditions. Most lakes in our area have...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - 4:11pm

Fishing Lines - Learn to find fish on your own, don't just follow others

For most anglers, catching fish is not much of a problem. It is locating the fish to catch that gets to be the big challenge. If we are "on fish,"...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 10:56am

Darwin Sumner with some rainbow trout.
Brad Dokken/Forum News Service

Red Lake opens four trout lakes to nontribal ice fishing

Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minn. -- A glance at our surroundings might have suggested we were fishing somewhere in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeast Minnesota. The chunky...

outdoors Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 10:55am

Fishing Lines - Use fishing electronics to your advantage

By all reports, the ice fishing bite in the area has been excellent over the holidays and into the New Year. After a one-day fall off the fiscal cliff, I...

Brad Laabs / outdoors Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 3:25pm

A pre-mid-1960s Century Reel model 120-A box, flyer and a Century Reel model 100-A, all in good condition.
Photo by - Mark Greenig/Record

Johnson reels were made to fish

One of the first reels I owned was a Johnson Century closed face reel. I grew up only twelve miles from the Johnson reel factory in Mankato. I had a...

outdoors Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 3:23pm

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