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A good month left of ice fishing in North Dakota

February 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

As February begins you’ve noticed the days, both in front and in back, are adding sunlight and the balance of winter begins to shift toward spring.
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The ‘only girl out there’

February 12, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Chances are if you peek inside most fish houses out on area lakes, you’ll find a guy or two hunkered over a hole in the ice.
However, there’s a local woman who has taken a liking to ice fishing and she’s boldly going where few women go. Continue Reading

Flushing the slush: Northwest Minnesota inventor takes the mess out of clearing ice fishing holes with the Slush Copter

January 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS There are a lot of ways to clear the slush out of an ice fishing hole, but most are either sloppy or time consuming.
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Mother lode on ice: ND lake serves up memorable perch bonanza

December 12, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

SOMEWHERE NEAR DEVILS LAKE The chatter echoing from across the frozen lake told the story:
The boys were on fish. Continue Reading

ICE FISHING NOTEBOOK: ANS prevention in winter… N.D. ice fishing regulations… Early ice tips

December 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds ice anglers about regulations designed to reduce the spread of aquatic nuisance species this winter. It also offers an extensive list of fishing-related questions and answers and a winter fishing preview on its website. Continue Reading

Ice Fishing: Mother lode on ice

December 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

N.D. lake off the beaten path serves up memorable start to ice fishing with a perch bonanza; best of all, hundreds of new lakes are out there just waiting to be explored Continue Reading

TALKIN WITH DOKKEN: When can fishing start on the ice

December 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Dokken answers the question: With ice fishing starting on small ponds, what is the earliest and latest that people have gotten on the ice at Lake of the Woods and Devils Lake? Continue Reading

Lake Osakis part of ‘Extreme’ ice fishing tourney

November 19, 2012 in The Osakis Review

Soon enough, Lake Osakis will be frozen and ice fishing season will set in.
Along with the usual activity out on the big lake, an ice fishing tournament is coming to Osakis next month Continue Reading

Area fishing report

March 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

LAKE OF THE WOODS: Resorts along the south shore are pulling their houses in the wake of Monday’s rain and the recent warm snap. Ice roads also have closed to large vehicles, and any anglers looking to venture out on their own should use extreme caution and, at the very least, check with area resorts or bait shops. Continue Reading

Ice-fishing coming to the tail end

February 24, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun

Depending on where you live in ice-fishing country, the end of the ice-fishing season is maybe a couple of weeks away or maybe a month away.
Regardless of the time remaining, late ice provides perhaps the best fishing from a couple of standpoints. Continue Reading