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National Walleye Tour begins in Red Wing, Minn., ends at Devils Lake

April 24, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RED WING, Minn. Cabela’s inaugural National Walleye Tour Fishing Tournament will launch Friday at Bay Point Park in Red Wing.
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NEWS SHOTS: Factoids from the outdoors

October 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

It wasn’t a record year, but Devils Lake’s walleye hatch this past spring was second only to 2009 for production, the Game and Fish Department said. Continue Reading

Walleye increase proposed for Lake Oahe

October 15, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Professional fishing guides have mixed feelings about South Dakota biologists’ proposal to increase the walleye limit on Lake Oahe next year. Continue Reading

Higher walleye limit possible on Lake Oahe

October 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic

DEADWOOD Some of South Dakota’s fishing rules might change for 2013, including a big shift on policy regarding Lake Oahe walleyes, under proposals made Friday by the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
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Navajo youths come to Minnesota

August 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn. They came as strangers, young people from the Navajo Nation in Arizona who had never seen anything quite like the massive body of water the Aniishiinabe call Miskwagami-wizaga-igoniyg for its beautiful sunsets. Continue Reading

Nearly 10 million walleye fingerlings stocked in ND lakes

July 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

State and federal wildlife officials have completed stocking nearly 10 million walleye fingerlings in 113 North Dakota lakes, some of the highest amounts ever. Continue Reading

Millerville Sportsmen Club stock walleye

June 19, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press

The Millerville Sportsmen Club, with a permit from the Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and the help of the Viking Sportsmen Club, stocked 3,700 walleye fingerlings into Lake Moses and 3,700 walleye fingerlings into Lake Aaron. Continue Reading

No walleye for Minnesota Gov. Dayton for second year in a row

May 12, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton didn’t catch a walleye for the second straight year during the season opener. Dayton, who has never hidden his lack of angling prowess, nonetheless noted the warm, sunny weather and said he had “a great morning.” Continue Reading

That annual rite of spring — the walleye opener — gets underway Saturday morning

May 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The opening day of Minnesota’s walleye season isn’t a state holiday, but in the minds of many people, the annual opener is one of the biggest events of the year. Even North Dakota anglers, who live in a state where fishing season is open year-round, make the eastward trek to participate in this great Minnesota tradition. Minnesota sells more than 1 million fishing licenses annually, and a high percentage of them will be on the water for Saturday’s fishing opener. Continue Reading

MINNESOTA WALLEYE PREVIEW: ‘A pretty darn normal opener’

May 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Pick a lake or river in Minnesota, and this year probably set a record for early ice-out. That had fishing prognosticators thinking walleye opener 2012 would be more like early June, which often serves up some of the easiest, if not the best fishing of the year. Continue Reading