FISHING
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND Shad stocked in Oahe
Biologists Hope Shad Boost Oahe Forage Base Game and Fish Department biologists stocked roughly 225 adult gizzard shad in Lake Oahes Beaver Bay in May to help jumpstart a limited forage base. A good...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 12:02 PM
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN Invasive species prevention hits high gear this weekend
If youre planning to fish or tow a boat this weekend in Minnesota, theres a good chance youll be checked by an inspector or conservation officer to make sure youre complying with the states aquatic in...
Posted on 5/24/12 at 12:07 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK Sunsdahl, Schaeffer win City Auto Glass Walleye Classic
Fishing guides Casey Sunsdahl of Soudan and Dave Schaeffer of Tower teamed to win the seventh annual City Auto Glass Walleye Classic on Lake Vermilion on Saturday. The two finished with a total weight...
Posted on 5/21/12 at 9:34 AM
FARMBLEAT Four days in the life of a reporter
More than a few times over the last four days, I had to remind myself to just take a deep breath and exhale slowly everythings gonna be all right. From Friday afternoon through Monday noon, I logged...
Posted on 5/7/12 at 8:01 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Higher fees, no early fishing opener in compromise
Minnesotas hunting and fishing license fees would increase and wolves could be hunted and trapped under a compromise that state House and Senate negotiators have worked out. However, the much-discuss...
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:20 AM
Gov. Dayton comes up empty (again) for walleyes on opener 
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton didn't catch a walleye for the second straight year during the season opener.
By Associated Press , May 12, 2012
Popular ND paddlefish season closes today
WILLISTON, N.D. – Paddlefish snagging season will close early today, in part because of an influx of oil boom workers who participated this year.
By Forum staff reports , May 10, 2012
DNR adding 150 inspectors to crack down on spread of invasive species
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will be cracking down this fishing season on boaters who spread unwanted hitchhikers such as zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and spiny water fleas.
By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press , May 09, 2012
Anglers expecting a 'normal' Minnesota opener
GRAND FORKS – Anglers can talk about the early spring, ideal water temperatures and whether the fish have recovered from spawning, but the opening day of walleye season in Minnesota always comes down to getting out there and learning firsthand what the fish are doing.
By Brad Dokken / Forum Communications Co. , May 06, 2012
Fishing propspects favorable across North Dakota
GRAND FORKS – North Dakota’s year-round fishing means there are no opening day festivities, but anglers west of the Red River still have plenty to celebrate.
By Brad Dokken / Forum Communications Co. , May 06, 2012
Price of Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses to go up
Well, it’s official: If you hunt and fish in Minnesota, you’re going to be paying more for the privilege beginning next March.
May 04, 2012
Potential Minnesota record walleye catch has hooked a few skeptics
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Since Don Mickel announced he caught a potential Minnesota state record walleye on the Rainy River earlier this spring, the Bemidji area guide has encountered fishermen reacting in all sorts of ways.
By Pat Miller / Forum Communications Co. , May 03, 2012
Red Lake to allow nontribal members to fish walleyes on small reservation lakes
For the first time in nearly 20 years, nontribal members will be allowed to keep walleyes on smaller lakes within the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
By Brad Dokken, Forum Communications Co. , April 23, 2012
Hunting, fishing fee dispute stalls outdoors bill
ST. PAUL – Raising hunting and fishing license fees, supported by the governor and key legisla-tors, is in limbo after Tuesday debate on a Senate game and fish bill abruptly ended.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis / State Capitol Bureau , April 17, 2012
Early fishing opener in Minnesota hitting snags
ST. PAUL – Walleye and northern pike may be safe until Mother’s Day weekend after all, if discussion in a Senate committee Monday is any indication.
By Don Davis , April 16, 2012
Missouri walleye fishing good despite baitfish drop
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Anglers taking advantage of this year’s mild spring are snagging plenty of walleye from the Missouri River despite a drop in the number of baitfish caused by last year’s flooding, a state fisheries biologist said.
By By Dirk Lammers, Associated Press , April 08, 2012
Views are mixed as to whether or not moving up Minnesota fishing opener is a good idea
DULUTH, Minn. – Legislators are proposing to move the Minnesota fishing opener a week earlier because it would look good in moms’ eyes. But the measure might have at least as much to do with walleyes.
By Sam Cook / Forum Communications Co. , April 04, 2012
Minnesota Legislature mulls mom-friendly fish opener
ST. PAUL, Minn. — There's a move brewing in the Legislature to make this year's Minnesota fishing opener more mom-friendly.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2012
Minnesota casino offers guided fishing tours of Red Lake
RED LAKE, Minn. - The waters of the Red Lake Indian Reservation typically aren't thought of as a destination for anglers, but a new offering through the band's Seven Clans Casino aims to change that.
By Brad Dokken, Forum Communications Co. , April 01, 2012
New technique has become bass fishing craze
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new bass fishing craze has hit the waterways. Fishermen are snapping up the Alabama Rig and similar devices, apparently catching fish aplenty. Tackle companies are raking in enough sales that at least one was able to add to its workforce in Arkansas.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2012
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