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Two DNR leaders put on paid leave during conference probe
The officers, a husband and wife, will be investigated for their handling of bringing a national convention of game wardens to St. Paul last summer.
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On Mothers Day we took my girlfriend visiting from England fishing for her first time. She caught the most on our stringer! Not bad for a rookie. And we made my moms day with a fresh crappie dinner. |
Dennis Anderson, columnist
Snow, snappin' walleyes? Yup
The white stuff turned into the wet stuff, and still many anglers couldn't find a reason to leave a lake where the fish were biting.
Bill Marchel, afield
Opener wet; fishing wasn't wild
Only one keeper walleye got caught on a fairly dreary opener on Gull Lake.
A Minnesota moment: Fishing opener
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Greg Fisher, co-owner of Vados Bait & Tackle in Spring Lake Park, is steeped in the tradition of the Minnesota fishing opener.
Ron Schara, columnist
Cold, dreary lake: A perfect day
On Bowstring Lake, white chunks of ice lined the south shore and the rest of the lake was almost ice.
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A Minnesota moment: Fishing opener
Greg Fisher, co-owner of Vados Bait & Tackle in Spring Lake Park, is steeped in the tradition of the Minnesota fishing opener.
Fishing: Getting started
Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and Josh Stevenson, of Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle, demonstrate a simple way to get started fishing.
Fishing: A guide to jigs
Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and Josh Stevenson, owner of Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle, discuss the many different types of jigs available and intended uses.
Fishing: A guide to crank baits
Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and Josh Stevenson, owner of Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle, discuss the many types and uses for crank baits.
Fishing: Choosing the proper line
Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and Josh Stevenson, owner of Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle, demonstrate choosing the proper line.
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