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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Fishing

Sports

Wisconsin culture: the fishing raft

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 21, 2018, 8:51 AM Jun 21, 2018
2

We are consistently impressed with the ingenuity and passion of the people who love to fish. Read more →

This or That

SE Minn. couple drowns while chasing fly fishing dream

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 10:27 AM May 22, 2018
0

Today’s confirmation that life is utterly unfair comes from Iceland where a couple from Le Crescent, Minn., died while fishing. Read more →

Politics · Sports

Muskie-walleye war spills into Minnesota Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2018, 7:13 AM Mar 26, 2018
14

Some anglers think muskies destroy the walleye population so the bills would give counties veto power over lakes where the DNR stocks muskies and puts a moratorium on plans to expand lakes with muskie.
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Sports

Going to Canada? Leave the leeches home

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2017, 8:59 AM Nov 30, 2017
11

The Duluth News Tribune reports two men — Russell R. Sikkila Jr. of Chisholm and Carl W. Brandt of Forest Lake — have been fined $800 and $1,500. That’s the penalty for hiding bags of leeches in a worm cooler when they crossed the border at Fort Frances. Read more →

Sports

Showing respect for a giant fish, woman watches state record swim away

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2017, 4:46 PM Jul 11, 2017
6

Who wouldn’t take every opportunity to own a record in a state that’s fishing crazy like Minnesota?

Kelsey Poshusta. Read more →

Sports

Minnesotans can’t resist the lure of ice fishing

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2016, 11:12 AM Feb 8, 2016
6

Apparently, there’s nothing quite like sitting on an overturned five-gallon bucket on frozen ice with a winter wind doing that thing the winter wind does around Brainerd. Read more →

Economy

Should taxpayers bail out Lake Mille Lacs resorts?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 29, 2015, 7:42 AM Jul 29, 2015
103

There are several elements to the story worthy of discussion: Can the future of the lake and the present of the lake co-exist anymore? What other business deserves a state bailout?
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Sports

Smelt in Superior: ‘We’re back, baby!’

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2015, 8:44 AM May 7, 2015
6

After several seasons of poor smelt runs, the tiny fish are back in Lake Superior, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today. That’s a big deal because it’s brought smelt anglers back to the Northland.

Both the smelt and those in search of them only come out at night.
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Crime and Justice · Sports

Court upholds DNR fish restrictions on Mille Lacs

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2015, 10:36 AM Feb 17, 2015
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals today upheld the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to regulate the size and number of fish taken from Lake Mille Lacs.
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Weather

When the weather turns cold, a person’s fancy turns to ice

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2013, 11:39 AM Dec 30, 2013
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It was a pretty lonely existence for a few ice fisherpeople on Lake Mille Lacs yesterday… And who can blame anyone? It was pretty cold yesterday. So today, when it’s even colder, people are moving into the neighborhood. Source: MNLakeCams.com

When it comes to fishing, don’t mess with a Minnesota-set record

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 9, 2013, 2:09 PM Jul 9, 2013
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A Minnesota man’s world fishing record still stands. Read more →

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