Doug Smith
Recent content from Doug Smith
Field report: Cold spring has fishing license sales on ice
Tens of thousands of Minnesota anglers figure it’s just been too cold to go fishing — or to even buy...
Updated: May 15, 2013, - 12:52 AM
Angler woes: First a late ice-out, now a bait shortage
Ice on lakes has prevented minnow trapping, and the leech situation is also bad. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” a wholesaler said.
Updated: May 12, 2013, - 12:23 AM
Key Minnesota lakes still will be frozen on opener
It's possible Mille Lacs won't reach ice-out by Saturday's fishing opener, and the likelihood of open water lessens with every step north.
Updated: May 08, 2013, - 12:32 PM
Minnesotans prefer to buy their fishing licenses at store or bait shop
Fishing permits are available over the Internet, but only one angler in 20 buys that idea.
Updated: May 08, 2013, - 12:24 PM
Up North, resorts see revenues going south
Ice is likely to take a toll on the earnings of opening weekend.
Updated: May 06, 2013, - 06:30 PM
Tom Knapp, legendary Minnesota exhibition shooter, dies
Tom Knapp, one of the world’s greatest exhibition shooters who for years amazed audiences at Game Fair in Anoka County, has died.
Updated: April 30, 2013, - 08:25 PM
Nine of Minnesota's top 10 walleye lakes could be ice-covered for opener
Henry Drewes, DNR regional fisheries manager in Bemidji, said 26 to 36 inches of ice covers Lake of the Woods, Upper Red, Leech and Cass lakes
Updated: April 29, 2013, - 12:55 AM
Minnesota turkey hunters find spring and gobblers, in Kansas
A visit to Kansas provided a brief taste of spring and a chance to take turkeys in groups of two — again.
Updated: April 24, 2013, - 01:59 PM
Late ice-out: What will it mean for Minnesota anglers?
Lingering winter brings worries in the fishing business.
Updated: April 20, 2013, - 11:36 PM
Smith: Do youth hunts really produce future hunters?
It’s difficult to measure whether mentored hunts produce hunters. Proponents say any gain makes it worthwhile.
Updated: April 17, 2013, - 06:07 AM
ADVERTISEMENT
- Uncle: Patriots player had link to homicide victim
- Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jail
- Twin Cities author Vince Flynn dies of cancer at 47
- Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines
- Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
- Minnesota Poll: Support gay marriage? 46% say I do
- 4 shot, 3 dead at Kentucky condo shooting
- Encore at No. 84? Vikings rookie Patterson has work ahead
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
inside the StarTribune
-
425 Portland Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55488
(612) 673-4000
- Company
- Subscriber Services
- Website
- Buy Ads
- Store
- Connect with Us
© 2013 StarTribune. All rights reserved.
StarTribune.com is powered by Limelight Networks
Newspaper Subscriptions
eEdition
RSS
Newsletters